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Virulence shift in Type X <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> : natural cross QTL identifies ROP33 as rodent Vir locus

2021-03-31

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How virulent parasites are maintained in nature is an important paradigm of eukaryotic pathogenesis. Here we used population genetics and molecular methods to study the evolution and emergence of genetic variants of the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii, referred collectively as Type X (HG12), recovered from a threatened marine mammal species. Specifically, 53 T. gondii strains were isolated from southern sea...

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3eadb0da-0c37-587a-adf6-b9db1f103eb2
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10.1101/2021.03.31.437793
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