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Jesus Pena, Hilda Fatima
[1]
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Ferrari, Vinicius Matheus
[2, 3]
;
Nogueira Aires, Luiz Paulo
[2, 4]
;
Soares, Herbert Sousa
[1, 5]
;
Oliveira, Solange
[1, 6]
;
Alves, Bruna Farias
[1]
;
Gennari, Solange Maria
[1, 5]
;
Dubey, Jitender P.
[7]
;
de Mattos, Luiz Carlos
[2]
;
Brandao de Mattos, Cinara Cassia
[2]
;
Castiglioni, Lilian
[8, 3, 4]
Total Authors: 11
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Sao Paulo, Lab Doencas Parasitarias, Dept Med Vet Prevent & Saude Anim VPS, Fac Med Vet & Zootecnia, Av Prof Dr Orlando Marques de Paiva 87, BR-05508270 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[2] Fac Med Sao Jose Rio Preto FAMERP, Dept Biol Mol, FAMERP Toxoplasma Res Grp, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Univ Estadual Paulista, UNESP, IBILCE, Campus Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[4] Ctr Univ Rio Preto UNIRP, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[5] Univ Santo Amaro, Dept Mestrado Med & Bem Estar Anim, Campus 1, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[6] Ctr Ensino Tecn, Fac Metodo Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[7] USDA, Anim Parasit Dis Lab, Beltsville Agr Res Ctr, Beltsville, MD 20705 - USA
[8] Fac Med Sao Jose Rio Preto FAMERP, Dept Epidemiol & Saude Colet, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 8
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Acta Tropica; v. 204, APR 2020. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 0 |
| Abstract | |
The protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii can infect virtually all warm-blooded animals worldwide but little is known of its infection in the endangered giant anteaters (Myrmecophaga tridactyla). The present study found antibodies to T. gondii in 13 of 23 free-living M. tridactyla from the northwest region of Sao Paulo state, Brazil, by the Modified Agglutination Test (MAT, cut-off titer 1:25). Unfrozen tissues of seven M. tridactyla were bioassayed in mice and viable T. gondii (strain designated TgMytrBrSP1) isolated from one seropositive giant anteater. To our knowledge, this is a new host record for T. gondii. Genotyping using PCR-RFLP revealed the Brazilian clonal Type BrIII genotype, and a unique non-archetypal genotype was revealed by microsatellite analysis. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 14/05302-8 - Isolation and genetic characterization of Toxoplasma gondii in Myrmecophaga tridactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Grantee: | Lilian Castiglioni |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 14/25872-3 - Genetic Characterization of Toxoplasma gondii in Myrmecophaga tridactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Grantee: | Luiz Paulo Nogueira Aires |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation |