Diagnostic characteristics of owl monkey (Aotus Trivirgatus) intestinal trichomonads

Acta Protozoologica

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 159-172

  Pindak, Frank F ^a   Mora De Pindak, Margarita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intestinal trichomonads; Owl monkey; Pentatrichomonas hominis; Trichomonas aotus sp.n.

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM CULTURE; DISEASE DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ERYTHROCYTE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GASTROENTERITIS;

AOTUS TRIVIRGATUS; PENTATRICHOMONAS HOMINIS; TRICHOMONAS AOTUS;

EID: 0031667787     PISSN: 00651583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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