Modelling host cell availability and the crowding effect in Eimeria infections

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1070-1081

  Johnston, W T ^a   Shirley, M W ^a   Smith, A L ^a   Gravenor, M B ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crowding; Eimeria maxima; Eimeria praecox; Mathematical models; Within host biology

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FECUNDITY; GAMEBIRD; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; NUMERICAL MODEL;

ARTICLE; CELL POPULATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHICKEN; COCCIDIOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWDING; EIMERIA; FERTILITY; HOST CELL; LIFE CYCLE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEROZOITE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; SCHIZONT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; COCCIDIOSIS; EIMERIA; FECES; FERTILITY; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PARASITE EGG COUNT; POULTRY DISEASES;

EIMERIA; EIMERIA MAXIMA; EIMERIA PRAECOX; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0034960591     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(01)00234-X     Document Type: Article

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