Parasitic infections in germfree animals

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 105-110

  Vieira, L Q ^a   Oliveira, M R ^a   Neumann, E ^a   Nicoli, J R ^a   Vieira, E C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Germfree; Gnotobiotic; Infection; Leishmania; Microbiota; Trypanosoma

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MICROBIOTA; TRYPANOSOMA; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GERMFREE ANIMAL; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INNATE IMMUNITY; LEISHMANIA; PARASITOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; TRYPANOSOMA;

ANIMALS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; GERM-FREE LIFE; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; LEISHMANIA; PARASITIC DISEASES; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS; TRYPANOSOMA;

EID: 0031604222     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X1998000100013     Document Type: Article

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