Molecular and biological characterization of Toxoplasma gondii isolates from free-range chickens from Guyana, South America, identified several unique and common parasite genotypes

Parasitology

Volumn 134, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1559-1565

  Dubey, J P ^a   Applewhaite, L ^b   Sundar, N ^a   Velmurugan, G V ^a   Bandini, L A ^a   Kwok, O C H ^a   Hill, R ^c   Su, C ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b University of Tennessee ^*  (Guyana)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chickens; Free range; Gallus domesticus; Genotype; Guyana; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; PARASITE ANTIBODY;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC TRAIT; GENOTYPE; IMMUNOASSAY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SOUTH AMERICA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BRAIN; CHICKENS; GENES, PROTOZOAN; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHY; GUYANA; HEART; MICE; POULTRY DISEASES; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

GALLUS GALLUS; MUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 36649035132     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182007003083     Document Type: Article

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