An unusual genotype of Toxoplasma gondii is common in California sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) and is a cause of mortality

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 275-284

  Miller, M A ^a,b   Grigg, M E ^c,d   Kreuder, C ^b   James, E R ^d   Melli, A C ^b   Crosbie, P R ^e   Jessup, D A ^a   Boothroyd, J C ^c   Brownstein, D ^a   Conrad, P A ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^b School of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

B1; Enhydra lutris; GRA6; SAG; Sea otter; Toxoplasma gondii; Type x

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

MARINE MAMMAL; MORTALITY; PARASITIC DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ALLELE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFECTION RISK; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE ISOLATION; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHIC LOCUS; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CALIFORNIA; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; DNA, PROTOZOAN; GENOTYPE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OTTERS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

ENHYDRA; ENHYDRA LUTRIS; ENHYDRA LUTRIS NEREIS; LUTRINAE; NEREIS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 10744229263     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2003.12.008     Document Type: Article

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