Experimental infections of farmed eels with different Trypanosoma granulosum life-cycle stages and investigation of pleomorphism

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 56-59

  Zintl, Annetta ^a   Voorheis, H Paul ^a   Holland, Celia V ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; EEL; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA GRANULOSUM;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ANGUILLIFORMES; ANIMALIA; HEMICLEPSIS MARGINATA; HIRUDINIDA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA GRANULOSUM;

EID: 0034000018     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284908     Document Type: Article

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