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Prevalence, risk factors and genotype distribution of Toxoplasma gondii DNA in soil in China.
Ecotoxicology and environmental safety - 1 Feb 2020
Cong Wei, Zhang Nian-Zhang, Hu Rui-Si, Zou Feng-Cai, Zou Yang, Zhong Wen-Yan, Wu Jing-Jing, Fallaize Christopher J, Zhu Xing-Quan, Elsheikha Hany M
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In the present study, we performed a cross-sectional survey to determine the occurrence and genotype distribution of T. gondii DNA in soil samples collected from different sources from six geographic regions in China. Between March 2015 and June 2017, 2100 soil samples were collected from schools, parks, farms and coastal beaches, and examined for T. gondii DNA using three PCR assays targeting 529-bp repeat...
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