Type X strains of Toxoplasma gondii are virulent for southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) and present in felids from nearby watersheds

Why some Toxoplasma gondii-infected southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) develop fatal toxoplasmosis while others have incidental or mild chronic infections has long puzzled the scientific community. We assessed robust datasets on T. gondii molecular characterization in relation to detailed n...

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Published in:Proc Biol Sci
Main Authors: Shapiro, Karen, VanWormer, Elizabeth, Packham, Andrea, Dodd, Erin, Conrad, Patricia A., Miller, Melissa
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Royal Society 2019
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Ecology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6732395/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31431162
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.1334
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