Ultrastructure of Besnoitia besnoiti tissue cysts and bradyzoites

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 240-244

  Dubey, J P ^a   Shkap, V ^b   Pipano, E ^b   Fish, L ^b   Fritz, D L ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b KIMRON VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Israel)

^c UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Enigmatic bodies; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COCCIDIOSIS; CYSTS; SARCOCYSTIDAE;

ANIMALIA; APICOMPLEXA; BESNOITIA; BESNOITIA BESNOITI; BOS TAURUS; COCCIDIA;

EID: 0042477631     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2003.tb00127.x     Document Type: Article

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