Genetic diversity among Toxoplasma gondii isolates of small ruminants from Brazil: Novel genotypes revealed

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 170, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 307-312

  Ragozo, Alessandra M A ^a   Pena, Hilda F J ^a   Yai, Lúcia E O ^b   Su, C ^c   Gennari, Solange M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b CENTRO DE CONTROLE DE ZOONOSES   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Genotypes; Goats; PCR RFLP; Sheep; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

APICO PROTEIN; BTUB PROTEIN; C22 8 PROTEIN; C29 2 PROTEIN; CS3 PROTEIN; ENDOCRINE GLAND DERIVED VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR; L358 PROTEIN; PROTEIN GRA6; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; SAG1 PROTEIN; SAG2 PROTEIN; SAG3 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLONAL VARIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GOAT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SHEEP; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 77953133728     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.02.024     Document Type: Article

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