Toxoplasma gondii genotyping from free-range chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) in a rural area of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

ABSTRACT Free-range chickens may ingest oocysts of T. gondii present in the environment and consequently harbor virulent strains of this parasite in different tissues, without any clinical signs. Isolation of T. gondii through bioassays on mice and cats from naturally infected chicken tissues has be...

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Main Authors: G. Camillo, M.E.A. Machado, G.C. Cadore, P. Bräunig, M.C. Venturini, L.L. Pardini, L.D. Barros, J.L. Garcia, L.A. Sangioni, F.S.F. Vogel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 2020-08-01
Series:Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352020000401339&tlng=en