Cat-rodent Toxoplasma gondii Type II-variant circulation and limited genetic diversity on the Island of Fernando de Noronha, Brazil

Abstract Background In Brazil, studies on animals and humans in mainland areas have shown that most strains of Toxoplasma gondii are pathogenic to mice and exhibit great genetic variability. Results In this study, using a set of 11 PCR-RFLP and 15 microsatellite markers, we isolated and genetically...

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Main Authors: Jean Carlos Ramos Silva, Fernando Ferreira, Ricardo Augusto Dias, Daniel Ajzenberg, Maria Fernanda Vianna Marvulo, Fernando Jorge Rodrigues Magalhães, Carlos Diógenes Ferreira Lima Filho, Solange Oliveira, Herbert Sousa Soares, Thais Ferreira Feitosa, Juliana Aizawa, Leucio Câmara Alves, Rinaldo Aparecido Mota, Jitender Prakask Dubey, Solange Maria Gennari, Hilda Fátima Jesus Pena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2150-4