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 ROP18-ROP5 allele combination

The mouse virulent type III clone without virulent ROP18-ROP5 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