Comparative development and merozoite production of two isolates of Sarcocystis neurona and Sarcocystis falcatula in cultured cells

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 25-32

  Speer, C A ^a   Dubey, J P ^a,b   Mattson, D E ^a,c  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; INOCULATION; MEROZOITE; NONHUMAN; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPE; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTIS FALCATULA; SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VERO CELL;

BOVINAE; INVERTEBRATA; PHASIANIDAE; PROTOZOA; SARCOCYSTIS FALCATULA; SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA;

EID: 0033999373     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2000)086[0025:cdampo]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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