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Correspondence

Direct evidence of an extra-intestinal cycle of Toxoplasma gondii in tigers (Panthera tigris) by isolation of viable strains

Yurong Yanga College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, PR People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hui Donga College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, PR People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Ruijing Sua College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, PR People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Nan Jianga College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, PR People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Tongyi Lib Zhengzhou Zoo, Zhengzhou, PR People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Chunlei Suc Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USAView further author information
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Ziguo Yuand Key Laboratory of Zoonosis of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, PR People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Longxian Zhanga College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, PR People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Pages 1550-1552 | Received 11 Jul 2019, Accepted 14 Oct 2019, Published online: 29 Oct 2019

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Table 1. Background and isolation of Toxoplasma gondii from tigers.

Figure 1. Morphology of T. gondii cysts and tachyzoites in brains of BALB/C mice. A. T. gondii cysts (TgTigerCHn1), 61 DPI, squash, unstained. B. T. gondii tachyzoites (TgTigerCHn2), 10 DPI, IHC stained (rabbit anti-T. gondii antibody). Bar = 50 μm.

Figure 1. Morphology of T. gondii cysts and tachyzoites in brains of BALB/C mice. A. T. gondii cysts (TgTigerCHn1), 61 DPI, squash, unstained. B. T. gondii tachyzoites (TgTigerCHn2), 10 DPI, IHC stained (rabbit anti-T. gondii antibody). Bar = 50 μm.
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