Genotypes and mouse virulence of Toxoplasma gondii isolates from animals and humans in China.

BACKGROUND: Recent population structure studies of T. gondii revealed that a few major clonal lineages predominated in different geographical regions. T. gondii in South America is genetically and biologically divergent, whereas this parasite is remarkably clonal in North America and Europe with a f...

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Main Authors: Lin Wang, He Chen, Daohua Liu, Xingxing Huo, Jiangmei Gao, Xiaorong Song, Xiucai Xu, Kaiquan Huang, Wenqi Liu, Yong Wang, Fangli Lu, Zhao-Rong Lun, Qingli Luo, Xuelong Wang, Jilong Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3538538?pdf=render