Detection of agglutinating antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in sera from free-ranging eastern barred bandicoots (Perameles gunnii)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 623-626

  Obendorf, David L ^a   Statham, Pat ^a   Driessen, Mike ^b  

^a Mt Pleasant Laboratories   (Australia)

^b Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agglutination test; Antibody; Eastern barred bandicoot; Perameles gunnii; Serologic survey; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PERAMELES GUNNII; PERAMELIDAE; PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; IMMUNOLOGY; MARSUPIAL; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; TOXOPLASMA;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; MARSUPIALIA; PREVALENCE; TASMANIA; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

EID: 0030251713     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-32.4.623     Document Type: Article

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