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Sequence Variation in Superoxide Dismutase Gene of Toxoplasma gondii among Various Isolates from Different Hosts and Geographical Regions.
The Korean journal of parasitology - 1 Jun 2015
Wang Shuai, Cao Aiping, Li Xun, Zhao Qunli, Liu Yuan, Cong Hua, He Shenyi, Zhou Huaiyu
Abstract excerpt
Toxoplasma gondii, an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite of the phylum Apicomplexa, can infect all warm-blooded vertebrates, including humans, livestock, and marine mammals. The aim of this study was to investigate whether superoxide dismutase (SOD) of T. gondii can be used as a new marker for genetic study or a potential vaccine candidate. The partial genome region of the SOD gene was amplified and...
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