Continuous in vitro propagation of Cowdria ruminantium (Welgevonden stock) in a canine macrophage-monocyte cell line

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 155-157

  Zweygarth, E ^a   Josemans, Antoinette I ^a  

^a ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Canine macrophage monocyte cell line; Cowdria ruminantium; Cycloheximide; DH82; Heartwater; In vitro cultivation

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOLOGY; DOG; EHRLICHIA RUMINANTIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MACROPHAGE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MONOCYTE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CELL LINE; CULTURE MEDIA; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; DOGS; EHRLICHIA RUMINANTIUM; MACROPHAGES; MONOCYTES; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS;

EID: 0035354533     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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