Genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii associated with abortion in sheep

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 382-384

  Owen, M R ^a   Trees, A J ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; UNITED KINGDOM;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; MICE; PLACENTA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PREGNANCY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

EID: 0032974285     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3285654     Document Type: Article

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