Comparative assessment of growth of Trypanosoma danilewskyi (Laveran and Mesnil) in medium containing fish or mammalian serum

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 217-221

  Bienek, D R ^a   Belosevic, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; CARASSIUS AURATUS; CYPRINUS CARPIO; EQUUS CABALLUS; MAMMALIA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA DANILEWSKYI;

EID: 0030914514     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2761.1997.00295.x     Document Type: Article

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