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Direct evidence of an extra-intestinal cycle of Toxoplasma gondii in tigers (Panthera tigris) by isolation of viable strains

Toxoplasmosis is one of the most common zoonotic diseases in the world. Felines excrete environmentally resistant Toxoplasma gondii oocysts. However, there is no direct evidence to prove tigers are the intermediate host of T. gondii. Here, we show that, IgG antibodies to T. gondii in 80% (8/10) of c...

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Autores principales: Yang, Yurong, Dong, Hui, Su, Ruijing, Jiang, Nan, Li, Tongyi, Su, Chunlei, Yuan, Ziguo, Zhang, Longxian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6830256/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31661400
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2019.1682471