The homologous and interspecies transmission of Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium meleagridis

Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 225-228

  Darabus, Gh ^a   Olariu, R ^b  

^a Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Romania)

^b VICTOR BABES UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

C. meleagridis; Cryptosporidium parvum; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CATTLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM MELEAGRIDIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DOG; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; GUINEA PIG; HOST RANGE; HOST SELECTION; LAMB; NONHUMAN;

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM MELEAGRIDIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; FELIS; FELIS CATUS; GALLUS; GALLUS GALLUS; LAMB; MAMMALIA; MUS; MUS MUSCULUS; MUSCULUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVIS ARIES; SUS SCROFA;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CATTLE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; HUMANS; MAMMALS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0042333301     PISSN: 15051773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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