Multi-locus DNA sequencing of Toxoplasma gondii isolated from Brazilian pigs identifies genetically divergent strains

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 175, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 33-39

  Frazao Teixeira E ^a   Sundar, N ^b   Dubey, J P ^c   Grigg, M E ^b   de Oliveira, F C R ^a  

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

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Genetic typing; Isolation; Pigs; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HEART; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SWINE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BRAZIL; CATS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; MICE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SWINE; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

GALLUS GALLUS; MUS; SUIDAE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 78649466670     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.09.030     Document Type: Article

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