Toxoplasmosis

Nucleotide variation in the Toxoplasma gondii micronemal protein 8 gene

Z. Y. Li, Song, H. Q., Wang, C. R., Zhu, X. Q., Li, Z. Y., Song, H. Q., Wang, C. R., and Zhu, X. Q., “Nucleotide variation in the Toxoplasma gondii micronemal protein 8 gene”, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.

Toxoplasma gondii is a successful opportunistic protozoan distributed worldwide, which can infect all vertebrates, leading to serious infection, blindness, and abortion. Micronemal (MIC) proteins are critically important for T. gondii infection, as they participate in various stages of the Toxoplasma life cycle, including invasion and attachment to host cells. MIC8 secretion relies on the concentration of intracellular calcium, and can mediate the invasion of T. gondii by interacting with soluble MIC3.

Sequence variation in the Toxoplasma gondii ROP20 gene among strains from different hosts and geographical locations

H. R. Ning, .L.Wang, J., Qin, S. Y., Huang, S. Y., Lou, Z. L., Hu, L. Y., and Zhu, X. Q., “Sequence variation in the Toxoplasma gondii ROP20 gene among strains from different hosts and geographical locations”, vol. 14, pp. 8414-8419, 2015.

Toxoplasma gondii, an opportunistic protozoan parasite, infects almost all warm-blooded animals. In this study, we examined the sequence variation in rhoptry protein 20 (ROP20) genes among 18 T. gondii isolates collected from different hosts and geographical regions. Full length ROP20 genes were amplified and sequenced. The results showed that the genes were 1659 bp in length and contained only a single exon, and that the A+T content varied from 46.68 to 47.20% among the 18 strains.

Detection of Toxoplasma gondii DNA in naturally infected sheep’s milk

deSantana D. Rocha, Moura, R. Lde Sousa, Maciel, B. M., Guimarães, L. A., O’dwyer, H. N. S., Munhoz, A. D., and Albuquerque, G. R., “Detection of Toxoplasma gondii DNA in naturally infected sheep’s milk”, vol. 14, pp. 8658-8662, 2015.

The objective of this study was to verify whether Toxoplasma gondii is excreted in the milk of naturally infected sheep. In order to accomplish this, 275 lactating ewes were used; these were bred extensively in 17 estates distributed across nine cities. Polymerase chain reaction amplification was used to detect T. gondii DNA in milk samples, and the indirect immunofluorescence test was employed for the detection of anti-T. gondii IgG antibodies in the sera, with a cut-off value of 1:64.

Sequence variation in ROP8 gene among Toxoplasma gondii isolates from different hosts and geographical localities

Z. Y. Li, Chen, J., Lu, J., Wang, C. R., and Zhu, X. Q., “Sequence variation in ROP8 gene among Toxoplasma gondii isolates from different hosts and geographical localities”, vol. 14, pp. 11403-11409, 2015.

The protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii has a worldwide distribution; it can cause serious diseases in humans and almost all other warm-blooded animals. Different genotypes of T. gondii result in different lesions in the same host. T. gondii rhoptry protein 8 (TgROP8) is a major factor of T. gondii acute virulence. We examined sequence variation in the TgROP8 gene among T. gondii isolates from different hosts and geographical localities. The TgROP8 gene was amplified from individual isolates and sequenced.

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