Biological characterisation of Sarcocystis neurona isolated from a Southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis)

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 617-624

  Lindsay, D S ^a   Thomas, N J ^b   Dubey, J P ^c  

^a CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b U States Geol Surv Natl W ^*  (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Encephalitis; Enhdyra lutris nereis; Sarcocystis neurona; Southern sea otter

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN; CARNIVORA; CASE REPORT; ENCEPHALITIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SARCOCYSTIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; IMMUNE SERA; INTERFERON TYPE II; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; OTTERS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTOSIS;

ENHDYRA LUTRIS; ENHYDRA; ENHYDRA LUTRIS NEREIS; EQUIDAE; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NEREIS; SARCOCYSTIS FALCATULA; SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0034656299     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(00)00034-5     Document Type: Article

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