Raw ILLUMINA NGS data from study on Mouse virulence of European type III and type II x III-recombinant natural clones of Toxoplasma gondii is not always linked to the ROP18 and ROP5 genotype

Whole genome sequences of naturally recombinant European type III and type II x III clones were analyzed While two of the type II x III recombinants showed an intermediate mouse virulence, a type III clone was highly virulent Of the three highly virulent clones, only two showed a virulent <em>ROP18</em>-<em>ROP5</em> allele combination The mouse virulent type III clone without virulent <em>ROP18</em>-<em>ROP5</em> allele combination showed the highest level of ROP5 mRNA expression Two genetically similar clones showed apparent differences in virulence and corresponding IL-12 mRNA expression in infected macrophages