Detection of Echinococcus multilocularis antigens in faeces by ELISA

Parasitology Research

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 491-496

  Machnicka, B ^a   Dziemian, E ^a   Rocki, B ^a   Kolodziej Sobocinska M ^a  

^a W STEFA SKI INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELMINTH ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CAT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; FECES ANALYSIS; FOX; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PARASITOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CATS; DOGS; ECHINOCOCCUS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; FOXES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VERTEBRATES;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; FELIS CATUS; MUSTELINAE; NYCTEREUTES PROCYONOIDES; PROCYON LOTOR; TAXIDIINAE; VERMES; VERTEBRATA; VULPES;

EID: 0347994015     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-003-0994-3     Document Type: Article

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