Study on antibody prevalence to microsporidian Encephalitozoon cuniculi in dogs (Canis familiaris) using indirect immunofluorescence

Acta Veterinaria

Volumn 51, Issue 5-6, 2001, Pages 343-350

  Stefkovic M ^a   Maslej, P ^a   Halanova, M ^b   Novotna, A ^a   Balent, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Slovakia)

^b P J AFÁRIK UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Dogs; Encephalitozoon cuniculi; Indirect immunofluorescence; Microsporidia; Serological survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345777954     PISSN: 05678315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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