Artículos de revistas
Isolation and multilocus genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii in seronegative rodents in Brazil
Fecha
2010-12-15Registro en:
Veterinary Parasitology. Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V., v. 174, n. 3-4, p. 328-331, 2010.
0304-4017
10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.08.039
WOS:000285232500021
5326072118518067
Autor
Univ Estadual Feira de Santana
Univ Paranaense
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Institución
Resumen
Synanthropic rodents, mainly rats and mice, become ecologically associated with men due to changes in their ecosystems caused by human activities. These animals may take part in the epidemiological cycles of several diseases, including toxoplasmosis. The presence of serum antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in 43 rodents captured in the urban area of Umuarama, PR, Brazil, was verified by modified agglutination test (MAT). Brain and heart samples were also collected and bioassayed in mice for the isolation of the parasite. Isolated samples were analyzed by 12 multilocus genotyping. Although all rodents were seronegative, the parasite was isolated in one mouse (Mus musculus) and one rat (Rattus rattus). Genotyping showed that these samples were similar to those previously isolated from cats in the state of Parana, Brazil. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.