Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism-based Genotyping of <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> from Autopsy-Proven Cases of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome-associated Cerebral Toxoplasmosis.

gondii , in the prehighly activated antiretroviral therapy (HAART) era, with a decreasing trend in later years.[ 5 ] In developing countries such as India, however, CT still continues to be an important cause of focal brain lesions.[ 6 ] There are three main genotypes of T. gondii , namely, I, II, and III, and Genotype IV has been recognized recently in North America.[ 7 ] Canonical Types II and III of the parasite are commonly found to cause infection in immunocompromised patients in Europe and North America.[ 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 ] Hence, the parasite was assumed to be clonal, globally and virulence was thought to be associated with particular genotypes.

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