Simplified technique for isolation, excystation, and culture of Sarcocystis species from opossums

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 979-981

  Murphy, A J ^a   Mansfield, L S ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Large Animal Clinical Sciences ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; OPOSSUM; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SARCOCYSTIS; TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CULTURE MEDIA; FECES; HORSES; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTESTINE, LARGE; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; MICHIGAN; OPOSSUMS; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTOSIS; SKIN; SONGBIRDS; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS;

DIDELPHIDAE; EQUIDAE; PROTOZOA; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA; SARCOCYSTIS SP.;

EID: 0032703631     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3285843     Document Type: Article

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