A unique Toxoplasma gondii haplotype accompanied the global expansion of cats
Toxoplasma gondii can infect all warm-blooded animals, with felidae being the definitive hosts. Despite this broad host range, most clinical and animal isolates belong to few clonal lineages. Here, Galal et al. perform whole-genome sequencing of isolates from distinct geographical regions and estima...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-10-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33556-7 |