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Toxoplasma gondii comprises three clonal lineages: correlation of parasite genotype with human disease.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Dec 1995
Howe D K, Sibley L D
Abstract excerpt
The population genetic structure of Toxoplasma gondii was determined by multilocus restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis at 6 loci in 106 independent isolates from humans and animals. Phylogenetic and statistical analyses indicated a highly unusual population structure consisting of 3 widespread clonal lineages. Extensively mixed genotypes were only apparent in 4 strains, which indicated that, while...
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