The introduction of new hosts with human trade shapes the extant distribution of Toxoplasma gondii lineages.

• Main Authors: Lokman Galal (Author), Amedine Sarr (Author), Thomas Cuny (Author), Carine Brouat (Author), Fatoumata Coulibaly (Author), Mbacké Sembène (Author), Moustapha Diagne (Author), Mamoudou Diallo (Author), Aliou Sow (Author), Azra Hamidović (Author), Nicolas Plault (Author), Marie-Laure Dardé (Author), Daniel Ajzenberg (Author), Aurélien Mercier (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Toxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic protozoan with a worldwide occurrence, but the determinants of the current pattern in the geographical distribution of T. gondii lineages and strains remain poorly understood. To test the influence of human trade on T. gondii populations, we conducted a population gen...