High prevalence and abundant atypical genotypes of Toxoplasma gondii isolated from lambs destined for human consumption in the USA

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 38, Issue 8-9, 2008, Pages 999-1006

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

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Genotype; Lambs; Ovis aris; PCR RFLP; Toxoplasma gondi; USA

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BIOASSAY; BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DIGESTION; FELID; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; INOCULATION; PARASITIC DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; RODENT; SHEEP;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CAT; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEART; HEART MUSCLE; IMMUNOASSAY; LAMB; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PREVALENCE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CATS; GENOTYPE; HEART; HUMANS; MEAT PRODUCTS; MICE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL; UNITED STATES;

MARYLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

MUS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 43849113435     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2007.11.012     Document Type: Article

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