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Presence of atypical genotypes of Toxoplasma gondii isolated from cats in the state of Bahia, Northeast of Brazil.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2021
Deiró Ana Graziela de Jesus, do Prado Danielle Paschoal, Sousa Iuri Prates, Rocha Daniele de Santana, Bezerra Rodrigo Alves, Gaiotto Fernanda Amato, Albuquerque George Rego, Munhoz Alexandre Dias
Abstract excerpt
In this study, 20 blood, heart, and brain samples were collected from euthanized cats at the Zoonosis Control Centers and Veterinary Clinics in the state of Bahia, Brazil. The sera were examined for anti-T. gondii antibodies using the indirect hemagglutination test. The brains and hearts of seven seropositive cats were ground, and peptide digestion was performed for bioassay in mice. Toxoplasma gondii was...
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