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Genetic characterization of Toxoplasma gondii isolates from human spontaneous aborted fetuses in Jahrom, southern Iran.
Microbial pathogenesis - 1 Dec 2021
Maani Salar, Rezanezhad Hassan, Solhjoo Kavous, Kalantari Mohsen, Erfanian Saiedeh
Abstract excerpt
Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is an intracellular protozoan that infects the fetus through the placenta and leads to severe complications in the fetus. One of the complications of congenital toxoplasmosis is spontaneous abortion. The prevalence of toxoplasmosis infection was investigated among spontaneously aborted fetuses (SAFs), and the genotypes of parasite isolates were determined in the present study....
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