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Molecular detection and genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii in free-ranging pigs in Northeastern China.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Sept 2018
Zhang Xiao-Xuan, Jiang Ruo-Lan, Zhang Nian-Zhang, Wang Chun-Ren, Tao Wei-Fu, Xu Peng, Ma Chun-Feng, Hou Guangyu, Ni Hong-Bo
Abstract excerpt
Pig is the well-known intermediate host of T. gondii, a ubiquitous and obligate intracellular zoonotic pathogen. However, information about prevalence and genotypes of T. gondii infection in free-ranging pigs is scarce. Therefore a total of 186 hilar lymph nodes specimens were collected from free-ranging pigs from rural regions from Jilin (n = 119) and Liaoning (n = 67) provinces, northeastern China, and were...
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