Lectin-magnetic separation (LMS) for isolation of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts from concentrated water samples prior to detection by microscopy or qPCR

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<i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> in Cats: Fecal Stages Identified as Coccidian Oocysts

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Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Veterinary Parasitology +10

Unusual Abundance of Atypical Strains Associated with Human Ocular Toxoplasmosis

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Medicine, Genetics, Molecular Genetics +14

Large Community Outbreak of Cryptosporidiosis Due to Contamination of a Filtered Public Water Supply

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Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Disease Control, Infectious Diseases +17

Comparison of two DNA targets for the diagnosis of Toxoplasmosis by real-time PCR using fluorescence resonance energy transfer hybridization probes

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Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +17