Serological investigation of canine encephalitozoonosis in Norway

Parasitology Research

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 49-52

  Åkerstedt, Johan ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY SCREENING; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG DISEASE; ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; INCIDENCE; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SEROLOGY; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ALOPEX; ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI; MICROSPORIDIA; MUSTELA VISON; PROTOZOA; VERTEBRATA; VULPES LAGOPUS;

EID: 0037211952     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-002-0724-2     Document Type: Article

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