Infectivity of Cryptosporidium muris directly isolated from the murine stomach for various laboratory animals

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 66, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 257-262

  Aydin, Y ^b   Ozkul I A ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium muris; experimental infection; laboratory animals

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DOG; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GERBIL; GUINEA PIG; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; RABBIT; RAT; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DOGS; FECES; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GERBILLINAE; GUINEA PIGS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MICE; RABBITS; RATS;

EID: 0030588738     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(96)01007-2     Document Type: Article

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