Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Toxoplasma gondii from Chickens in China

One strain of Toxoplasma gondii was successfully isolated from chickens in China by bioassay in mice. Antibodies and circulating antigens of T. gondii were assayed by the ELISA kits in 100 free range chickens from a rural area surrounding Funing, China. Fifty-three chickens were antibody-positive an...

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Main Authors: Guang-wei ZHAO, Bo SHEN, Qing XIE, Li-xin XU, Ruo-feng YAN, Xiao-kai SONG, Hassan Ibrahim Adam, Xiang-rui LI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-08-01
Series:Journal of Integrative Agriculture
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311912601336