Ultrastructural characteristics of a Lankesterella-like coccidian causing pneumonia in a northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

Acta Protozoologica

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-47

  Speer, C A ^a   Baker, D G ^b,d   Yamaguchi, A ^b   Dubey, J P ^c  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardinalis cardinalis; Lankesterella; parasite; passeriformes; protozoan; pulmonary

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030961540     PISSN: 00651583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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