First report of detection of Toxoplasma gondii DNA in oysters (Crassostrea sp.) in the state of Maranhão

Abstract The aim of this study was to report on detection of Toxoplasma gondii DNA in oysters (Crassostrea sp.) in the state of Maranhão. To conduct this study, 200 farmed oysters were acquired in the municipality of Raposa and 100 in Paço do Lumiar; and a further 100 oysters were taken from the nat...

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Main Authors: Camila Moraes Silva, Anna Letícia Pinto Silva, Karinne Francisca Cardoso Watanabe, Nancyleni Pinto Chaves Bezerra, Danilo Cutrim Bezerra, Hugo Moreira Gomes, Thais Brito Freire, Larissa Sarmento dos Santos, Alcina Vieira de Carvalho Neta, Ellainy Maria Conceição Silva, Viviane Correia Silva Coimbra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2020-07-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612020000300402&tlng=en