Genetic diversity of Toxoplasma gondii isolates from chickens from Brazil

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 157, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 299-305

  Dubey, J P ^a   Velmurugan, G V ^a   Chockalingam, A ^b   Pena, H F J ^c   de Oliveira, L Nunes ^c   Leifer, C A ^b   Gennari, S M ^c   Bahia Oliveira, L M G ^d   Su, C ^e  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Chickens; Genotype; PCR RFLP; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHICKEN; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CHICKENS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; POULTRY DISEASES; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

GALLUS GALLUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 53249117152     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.07.036     Document Type: Article

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