| prevalence of encysted toxoplasma gondii in raptors from alabama. | little is known about the prevalence of encysted toxoplasma gondii in wild birds. we examined the hearts and breast muscles from 101 raptors for encysted t. gondii. all of the raptors had been submitted for necropsy to the state veterinary diagnostic laboratory, auburn, alabama. tissues were digested in acid-pepsin solution and inoculated into groups of 3-5 laboratory mice. toxoplasma gondii was isolated from 27 of 101 (26.7%) raptors: 8 of 12 (66.7%) red-shouldered hawks (buteo lineatus), 13 of ... | 1993 | 8277379 |
| genetic characterization of toxoplasma gondii in wildlife from alabama, usa. | the genetic diversity of toxoplasma gondii circulating in wildlife is of interest to understand the transmission of this parasite in the environment. in the present study, we genetically characterized five t. gondii isolates from different wild animals including two isolates from a bobcat (lynx rufus), one from a red-shouldered hawk (buteo lineatus), one from a white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus), and one from a bald eagle (haliaeetus leucocephalus). genotyping of these samples using 11 p ... | 2013 | 23160892 |