Ingestion of Neospora caninum tissue cysts by Mustela species

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1531-1536

  McAllister, Milton ^a   Wills, Rebecca A ^b   McGuire, Angela M ^b   Jolley, William R ^b   Tranas, Jennifer D ^b   Williams, Elizabeth S ^b   Lindsay, David S ^c   Björkman, Camilla ^d   Belden, E Lee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Apicomplexa; Ermine; Ferret; Fitch; Mustelid; Mustelidae; Neospora; Neospora caninum; Stoat; Weasel

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CYST; DOG; HOST; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MOUSE; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CARNIVORA; COCCIDIOSIS; FERRETS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; MICE; NEOSPORA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALIA; APICOMPLEXA; BOS TAURUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; MURINAE; MUSTELA; MUSTELA ERMINEA; MUSTELA FRENATA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO; MUSTELIDAE; MUSTELINAE; NEOSPORA; NEOSPORA CANINUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032754749     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(99)00098-3     Document Type: Article

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