Claudia Patricia Rico-Torres, Luis Fernando Valenzuela-Moreno, Elvira Robles-González, Alvar Alonzo Cruz-Tamayo, Miguel Huchin-Cab, Jonathan Pérez-Flores, Lizbeth Xicoténcatl-García, Héctor Luna-Pastén, Luz Belinda Ortiz-Alegría, Irma Cañedo-Solares, Carlos Cedillo-Peláez, Fernando García-Lacy, Heriberto Caballero-Ortega
Toxoplasma gondii has at least 318 genotypes distributed worldwide, and tropical regions usually have greater genetic diversity. Campeche is a state located in the southeastern region of México and has favourable climate conditions for the replication and dissemination of this protozoan, similar to those in South American countries where broad genetic diversity has been described. Thus, in this study, 4 T. gondii isolates were obtained from tissues of stray dogs and free-range chickens in Campeche, México, and were genotyped by Mn-PCR-RFLP with 10 typing markers ( SAG1 , altSAG2 , SAG3 , BTUB , GRA6 , c22-8 , c29-2 , L358 , PK1 and Apico ) and 5 virulence markers ( CS3 , ROP16 , ROP17 , ROP18 and ROP5 ) to provide new information about the distribution and virulence prediction of T...
January 29, 2024: Parasitology