Association of ocular toxoplasmosis with type I Toxoplasma gondii strains: direct genotyping from peripheral blood samples.

J Clin Microbiol

Department of Zoonotic and Tropical Diseases, Institute of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Medical University of Warsaw, ul. Wolska 37, Warsaw, Poland.

Published: November 2006

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.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01786-06DOI Listing

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