Infectivity of low numbers of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts to pigs

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 438-443

  Dubey, J P ^a   Lunney, J K ^a   Shen, S K ^a   Kwok, O C H ^a   Ashford, D A ^a   Thulliez, P ^a,b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Institut de Puericulture   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; SWINE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BRAIN; CATS; FEMALE; HEART; MALE; MICE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TONGUE; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS; SUS SCROFA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0030000866     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284082     Document Type: Article

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