SAG3 Toxoplasma gondii cloning reveals unexpected fivefold infection in the blood of feral cats in the Mexican Caribbean.

Luis Fernando Valenzuela-MorenoSara Teresa Méndez-CruzClaudia Patricia Rico-TorresCarlos Cedillo-PeláezDolores CorreaHeriberto Caballero-Ortega

Published in: BMC veterinary research (2022)

Cloning and sequencing of samples with more than one restriction pattern by PCR-RFLP were very helpful tools to demonstrate the presence of more than three genotypes of T. gondii in the blood of feral cats from southeastern Mexico. This suggests a potential mixed infection of multiple T. gondii strains and high genetic diversity of the parasites in felines in this tropical region of Mexico.

Keyphrases

genetic diversity
toxoplasma gondii
escherichia coli
single cell
plasmodium falciparum
human health