A simple and rapid method for staining Tritrichomonas foetus and Trichomonas vaginalis

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 471-474

  Lun, Zhao Rong ^a   Gajadhar, Alvin A ^a  

^a CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PREGNANCY; STAINING; TRICHOMONAS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; STAINING AND LABELING; TRICHOMONAS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINITIS;

EID: 0013060969     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063879901100516     Document Type: Article

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