Host influence on adaptation of Trypanosoma congolonse metacyclics to vertebrate hosts

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 330-332

  Masaninga, F ^a   Mihok, S ^a,b  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Eland; Glossina morsitans centralis; Goat; Kilifi genotype; Metacyclics; Trypanosoma congolense; Zebra

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; GOAT; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TSETSE FLY; VERTEBRATE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; GOATS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; RABBITS; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TSETSE FLIES; VERTEBRATES;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; GLOSSINA (PROPER); GLOSSINA MORSITANS CENTRALIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; TRAGELAPHUS ORYX; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033167425     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2915.1999.00151.x     Document Type: Article

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