The prevalence of Cryptosporidium parvum and C. muris in Mus domesticus Apodemus sylvaticus and Clethrionomys glareolus in an agricultural system

Parasitology Research

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 478-482

  Chalmers, R M ^a   Sturdee, A P ^a   Bull, S A ^a   Miller, A ^b   Wright, S E ^c  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DIARRHEA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; VOLE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ARVICOLINAE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MURIDAE; PREVALENCE; RODENT DISEASES;

EID: 0030971115     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050283     Document Type: Article

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