Association of ocular toxoplasmosis with type I Toxoplasma gondii strains: direct genotyping from peripheral blood samples.
Toxoplasma gondii strains were genotyped directly from blood samples of patients with ocular toxoplasmosis. Analysis of nontranscribed spacer 2 revealed that all detected strains belonged to type I, suggesting an association of ocular toxoplasmosis with this type. The method shows the usefulness of blood samples for genotyping in ocular toxoplasmosis.
Switaj
Karolina
K
Department of Zoonotic and Tropical Diseases, Institute of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Medical University of Warsaw, ul. Wolska 37, Warsaw, Poland. karolinaswitaj@yahoo.co.uk
Master
Adam
A
Borkowski
Piotr Karol
PK
Skrzypczak
Magdalena
M
Wojciechowicz
Jacek
J
Zaborowski
Piotr
P
D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D014126:Toxoplasmosis, Ocular / Q000469:parasitology*