Development of Sarcocystis falcatula in cell cultures demonstrates that it is different from Sarcocystis neurona

Parasitology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 227-233

  Lindsay, D S ^a   Dubey, J P ^b   Horton, K M ^c   Bowman, D D ^c  

^a CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Coccidia; Merozoites; Sarcocystis falcatula; Sarcocystis neurona; Schizonts

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE; FACIAL BONE; LIFE CYCLE; MEROZOITE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOCYSTIS; SCHIZONT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SARCOCYSTIS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032993101     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003118209800376X     Document Type: Article

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