Population structure and mouse-virulence of Toxoplasma gondii in Brazil

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 561-569

  Pena, H F J ^a   Gennari, S M ^a   Dubey, J P ^b   Su, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Cats; Chicken; Dog; Genetic diversity; PCR RFLP; Toxoplasma gondii; Virulence

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL PROTEIN;

EPIDEMIC; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENOTYPE; PARASITE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PROTOZOAN; RODENT; VIRULENCE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHROMOSOME 7; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CHICKENS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; MICE; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POULTRY DISEASES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL; VARIATION (GENETICS); VIRULENCE;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; GALLUS GALLUS; MUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 39449094317     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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