Infectivity to Experimental Rodents of Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts from Siberian Chipmunks (Tamias sibiricus) Originated in the People's Republic of China

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 487-489

  Matsui, Toshihiro ^b   Fujino, Takashi ^b   Kajima, Junko ^a,b   Tsuji, Moriyasu ^b  

^a Tokyo Association of Health Service   (Japan)

^b KYORIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium parvum; Infectivity to rodent; Isolation of Cryptosporidium; Siberian chipmunk

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CAVIA; COCCIDIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RODENTIA; TAMIAS SIBIRICUS; UNDETERMINED SCIURIDAE 'CHIPMUNKS';

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FECES; GERMFREE ANIMAL; GUINEA PIG; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; RABBIT; RAT; RODENT DISEASE; SCIURIDAE; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; CHINA; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; FECES; GUINEA PIGS; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MICE, SCID; PARASITE EGG COUNT; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RODENT DISEASES; SCIURIDAE; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS;

EID: 0034181669     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.62.487     Document Type: Article

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