Meningoencephalitis due to a Sarcocystis neurona-like protozoan in Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardsi)

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1184-1189

  Lapointe, Jean Martin ^a   Duignan, Padraig J ^a,b   Marsh, Antoinette E ^a,c   Gulland, Frances M ^a,d   Barr, Bradd C ^a,e   Naydan, Diane K ^a,f   King, Don P ^a,f   Farman, Cindy A ^a,g   Huntingdon, Kathy A Burek ^a,h   Lowenstine, Linda J ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^d THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES   (United States)

^h Alaska Veterinary Pathology Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; DISEASE SEVERITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MEROZOITE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTOZOON; SARCOCYSTIS; SCHIZONT; SEAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALIA; PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA; PHOCA VITULINA RICHARDSI; PHOCIDAE; PROTOZOA; SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA; SARCOCYSTIS SP.;

EID: 0032435663     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284670     Document Type: Article

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