Continuous in vitro culture of erythrocytic stages of Babesia gibsoni and virulence of the cultivated parasite

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 571-575

  Sunaga, Fujiko ^a   Namikawa, Kazuhiko ^a   Kanno, Yasunori ^a  

^a AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Babesia gibsoni; Canine; In vitro culture; Infectivity; Morphology

Indexed keywords

BABESIA; BABESIA GIBSONI; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; BLOOD; CELL CULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ERYTHROCYTE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; PARASITEMIA; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ERYTHROCYTES; PARASITEMIA; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0036634287     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.64.571     Document Type: Article

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