Autofluorescence of Toxoplasma gondii and related coccidian oocysts

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 865-867

  Lindquist, H D Alan ^a   Bennett, Jason W ^b   Hester, Jeff D ^c   Ware, Michael W ^a   Dubey, J P ^d   Everson, William V ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETECTION METHOD; FLUORESCENCE; PARASITOLOGY;

ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; COCCIDIA; ILLUMINATION; MICROSCOPY; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; CATS; COCCIDIA; DOGS; FECES; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NEOSPORA; OOCYSTS; OPOSSUMS; SARCOCYSTIDAE; SARCOCYSTIS; TOXOPLASMA;

BESNOITIA; BESNOITIA DARLINGI; COCCIDIA; HAMMONDIA HAMMONDI; HAMMONDIA HEYDORNI; NEOSPORA CANINUM; PROTOZOA; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0141744833     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-3147RN     Document Type: Article

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