Detection of Toxoplasma gondii DNA by polymerase chain reaction in experimentally desiccated tissues

Despite toxoplasmosis being a common infection among human and other warm-blooded animals worldwide, there are no findings about Toxoplasma gondii evolutionary forms in ancient populations. The molecular techniques used for amplification of genetic material have allowed recovery of ancient DNA (aDNA...

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Published in:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Main Authors:	Márcia Andreia Barge Loução Terra, Alexandre Ribeiro Bello, Otilio Machado Bastos, Regina Reis Amendoeira, Janice Mary Chicarino de Oliveira Coelho, Luiz Fernando Ferreira, Adauto Araújo
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2004-03-01
Subjects:	paleoparasitology toxoplasmosis ancient DNA mummies parasitism Toxoplasma gondii
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762004000200012

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