First application of a droplet digital PCR to detect Toxoplasma gondii in mussels

Toxoplasmosis, caused by the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii, is one of the main food-, water- and soil-borne zoonotic disease worldwide. Over the past 20 years many papers were published on the transmission of T. gondii by marine animals, including mollusks, which can concentrate the oocysts and releas...

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Main Authors: Andrea Mancusi, Yolande T. R. Proroga, Angela Giordano, Santa Girardi, Francescantonio D’Orilia, Renato Pinto, Paolo Sarnelli, Laura Rinaldi, Federico Capuano, Maria Paola Maurelli
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1238689/full