Genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii isolates from free range chickens in the Pantanal area of Brazil

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 178, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 29-34

  Soares, Rodrigo Martins ^a   Silveira, Luciane Holsback ^b   da Silva, Aristeu Vieira ^c   Ragozo, Alessandra ^a   Galli, Susiana ^a   Lopes, Estela Gallucci ^a   Gennari, Solange M ^a   de Jesus Pena, Hilda Fátima ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Chicken; Genotypes; PCR RFLP; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; GENOTYPE; MICE; PHYLOGENY; POULTRY DISEASES; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

GALLUS GALLUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 79956090649     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.12.037     Document Type: Article

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