Vertical transmission of Toxoplasma gondii from chronically infected house (Mus musculus) and field (Apodemus sylvaticus) mice determined by polymerase chain reaction

Parasitology

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 299-304

  Owen, M R ^a   Trees, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Rodents; Toxoplasma gondii; Vertical transmission

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALIA; APODEMUS SYLVATICUS; FELIS CATUS; MUS MUSCULUS; MUSCULUS; PROTOZOA; RODENTIA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0031950375     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003118209700231X     Document Type: Article

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