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Atypical Toxoplasma gondii genotype in feral cats from the Fernando de Noronha Island, northeastern Brazil.
Veterinary parasitology - 15 Jul 2016
Melo R P B, Almeida J C, Lima D C V, Pedrosa C M, Magalhães F J R, Alcântara A M, Barros L D, Vieira R F C, Garcia J L, Mota R A
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Toxoplasma gondii isolates from Brazil have a different phenotypic and genotypic pattern, with predominance of virulent isolates and recombinant genotypes, compared to the North Hemisphere. Considering that a new T. gondii genotype, non-pathogenic to mice, was previously identified from free-range chickens from the Fernando de Noronha Island, Brazil, this study aimed to identify genotypes of this parasite in...
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