Parasite Load and STRs Genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii Isolates From Mediterranean Mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) in Southern Italy

Parasite Load and STRs Genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii Isolates From Mediterranean Mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) in Southern Italy

Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic food-borne disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii, a land-derived protozoan parasite that infects a broad range of terrestrial and aquatic hosts. T. gondii may reach coastal waters via contaminated freshwater runoff and its oocysts may enter into the marine food web. Marine...

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Main Authors: Mario Santoro, Maurizio Viscardi, Federica Boccia, Giorgia Borriello, Maria Gabriella Lucibelli, Clementina Auriemma, Aniello Anastasio, Vincenzo Veneziano, Giorgio Galiero, Loredana Baldi, Giovanna Fusco
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Toxoplasma gondii
toxoplasmosis
food borne zoonoses
Mediterranean mussel
Mytilus galloprovincialis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00355/full

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