Use of recombinant antigens for detection of Toxoplasma gondii infection in swine

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 459-462

  Gamble, H Ray ^a   Andrews, Carolyn D ^a,b   Dubey, J P ^a   Webert, Donald W ^a,b   Parmley, Stephen F ^a,c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROIMMUNOASSAY; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALIA; PROTOZOA; SUS SCROFA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0033949289     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2000)086[0459:uorafd]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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