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Atypical virulence in a type III Toxoplasma gondii strain isolated in Japan.
Parasitology international - 1 Oct 2018
Taniguchi Yuji, Appiah-Kwarteng Cornelia, Murakami Mami, Fukumoto Junpei, Nagamune Kisaburo, Matsuo Tomohide, Masatani Tatsunori, Kanuka Hirotaka, Hoshina Tokio, Kitoh Katsuya, Takashima Yasuhiro
Abstract excerpt
The virulence of a type III Toxoplasma gondii strain isolated in Japan and designated here as TgCatJpGi1/TaJ was examined in mice and micro minipigs in this study. Despite its type III genotype, oral or intraperitoneal inoculation of cysts from it resulted in severe virulence in C57BL/6J and BALB/c mice. In contrast, mice inoculated with a high dose of TgCatJpGi1/TaJ tachyzoites showed no obvious clinical signs...
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