Resistance to intestinal coccidiosis following DNA immunization with the cloned 3-1E Eimeria gene plus IL-2, IL-15, and IFN-γ

Avian Diseases

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 112-117

  Lillehoj, Hyun S ^a   Ding, Xicheng ^a   Quiroz, Marco A ^b,d   Bevensee, Erich ^b   Lillehof, Erik P ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b AviTech LLC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

^d NOVUS INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Chicken; Coccidiosis; Cytokine; Immunity; in ovo vaccination; Parasite

Indexed keywords

ACERVULINA; EIMERIA; EIMERIA ACERVULINA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 15244359261     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/7249-073004R     Document Type: Article

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