In vitro isolation and characterization of bovine Neospora caninum in Korea

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 147-154

  Kim, Jae Hoon ^a   Sohn, Hyun Joo ^a   Hwang, Woo Suk ^b   Hwang, Eui Kyung ^a   Jean, Young Hwa ^a   Yamane, I ^c   Kim, Dae Yong ^b  

^a Animal Plant and Fisheries Quarantine and Inspection Agency   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cattle Protozoa; In vitro isolation; Neospora caninum; PCR

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KOREA; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COCCIDIOSIS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KOREA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEOSPORA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; NEOSPORA CANINUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0034631444     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(00)00224-7     Document Type: Article

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