Genotyping of polymorphic effectors of Toxoplasma gondii isolates from China

Parasites & Vectors

Table 2 PCR-RFLP genotyping of T. gondii isolates with polymorphic loci of ROP5, ROP16, ROP18 and GRA15

Strain ID	ToxoDB genotype #	ROP5	ROP18	GRA15^a	ROP16	Virulence	Mouse mortality (%)	Reference
GT1	10	1	I	I/III	I	Vir	100	[40]
Me49	1	2	II	II	II	Int	40	[40]
VEG	2	3	III	I/III	III	Non	13	[40]
Wh2	9	5	II	II	II	Vir	100	[13]
Wh3	9	5	II	II	II	Vir	100	[13]
Wh4	9	5	II	II	II	Vir	80	[13]
Wh5	9	5	II	II	II	Vir	100	[13]
Wh6	9	5	II	II	II	Non	45	[9]
Wh7	9	5	II	II	II	Vir	100	[13]
Wh10	9	5	II	II	II	Vir	100	This study
Wh12	9	5	II	II	II	Vir	100	[12]
Wh13	9	5	II	II	II	Vir	100	This study
Wh14	9	5	II	II	II	Vir	100	[12]
Xz34	9	5	II	II	II	Vir	100	This study
Xz38	9	5	II	II	II	Vir	100	This study
Xz7	205	7	I	I/III	I	Vir	100	This study
Xz8	205	5	II	II	II	Vir	100	[12]
Xz9	205	7	II	II	II	Vir	100	This study
Xz37	205	7	II	II	II	Vir	100	This study
Xz39	205	7	II	II	II	Vir	100	This study
Xz40	205	7	II	II	II	Vir	100	This study
Ys1	9	5	II	II	II	Vir	80	[13]
Ys2	9	5	II	II	II	Vir	100	[13]
Gy5	9	5	II	II	II	Vir	100	[11]

Abbreviations: Int, intermediate virulence; Non, avirulence; Vir, virulence
^aROP16II: examined by PCR-RFLP genotyping, indicating the restricted fragment of ROP16 is identical to that of type II strains

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