Molecular Detection and Genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii in Chicken, Beef, and Lamb Meat Consumed in Northwestern Iran

Molecular Detection and Genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii in Chicken, Beef, and Lamb Meat Consumed in Northwestern Iran

Background: Toxoplasma gondii, the obligate, intracellular parasite afflicts human in diverse ways such as ingestion of tissue cysts in undercooked meat. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and genotyping of Toxoplasma isolated from meat samples being consumed in East Azerbaijan, Nor...

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Main Authors: Mahmoud MAHAMI-OSKOUEI, Mohammad MORADI, Esmaeil FALLAH, Faezeh HAMIDI, Najibeh ASL RAHNAMAYE AKBARI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2017-02-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
Subjects:
Toxoplasma gondii
Surface antigen P22
Meat
PCR
Iran
Online Access:https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/1515

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