Genetic characterization of Toxoplasma gondii from cats in Yunnan Province, Southwestern China

Genetic characterization of Toxoplasma gondii from cats in Yunnan Province, Southwestern China

Abstract Background Cats are the definitive hosts of Toxoplasma gondii. The distribution of genetic diversity of T. gondii in cats is of importance to understand the transmission of this parasite. The objective of this study was to genetically characterize T. gondii isolates from cats in Yunnan prov...

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Main Authors: Yi-Ming Tian, Si-Yang Huang, Qiang Miao, Hai-Hai Jiang, Jian-Fa Yang, Chunlei Su, Xing-Quan Zhu, Feng-Cai Zou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2014-04-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Toxoplasma gondii
Cats
Genetic characterization
Multilocus PCR-RFLP
Yunnan
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-178

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https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-178

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