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Table 2 Genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii isolates with virulence in mice-related loci of CS3, ROP18 and ROP5

From: In vivo and in vitro models show unexpected degrees of virulence among Toxoplasma gondii type II and III isolates from sheep

Strain ID

ToxoDB#

CS3

RO18

ROP5

Virulencea

Cumulative mortality in mice (%)

References

TgRH

10

I

1

1

Vir

100

[1, 15, 43]; this study

TgMe49

1

II

2

2

Int

40

[6, 15, 30]; this study

TgNED

2

III

3

3

Unknown

Unknown

[1, 15, 44]; this study

TgShSp1

3

II

2

2

Non

0

This study

TgShSp2

1

II

2

2

Non

0

This study

TgShSp3

3

II

2

2

Non

0

This study

TgShSp7

3

II

2

2

Non

0

This study

TgShSp8

3

II

2

2

Non

0

This study

TgShSp10

3

II

2

2

Non

4.7

This study

TgShSp11

3

II

2

2

Non

8

This study

TgShSp16

3

II

2

2

Non

20.8

This study

TgShSp24

2

III

3

3

Non

18.2

This study

TgShSp30

3

II

2

2

Non

0

This study

  1. aToxoplasma gondii strains are classified according to cumulative mortality in mice into highly virulent (Vir, 100% mortality); intermediately virulent (Int, 99–30%), and nonvirulent (Non, < 30%) [41].
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