In vitro isolation of Neospora caninum from a stillborn calf in the UK

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 103-105

  Davison, H C ^a   Guy, F ^a   Trees, A J ^a   Ryce, C ^b   Ellis, J T ^b   Otter, A ^c   Jeffrey, M ^d   Simpson, V R ^c   Holt, J J ^e  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^d Lasswade Veterinary Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^e Inns Park Cornwall PL32 9RX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CERCOPITHECUS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FETUS DEATH; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NEOSPORA; PARASITOLOGY; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; UNITED KINGDOM; VERO CELL;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FETAL DEATH; GREAT BRITAIN; NEOSPORA; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; VERO CELLS;

EID: 0033172850     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rvsc.1998.0272     Document Type: Article

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