Isolation of Babesia divergens from carrier cattle blood using in vitro culture

Veterinary Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 131-139

  Malandrin, Laurence ^a   L'Hostis, Monique ^a   Chauvin, Alain ^a  

^a LUNAM UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Babesia divergens; Carrier cattle; In vitro culture; Isolation

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BABESIA DIVERGENS; BABESIOSIS; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD SMEAR; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; ERYTHROCYTE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; RESUSCITATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHEEP; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VIRUS ISOLATION; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANIMALS; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; CARRIER STATE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CELLS, CULTURED; ERYTHROCYTES; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; PARASITEMIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; BABESIA; BABESIA DIVERGENS; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 1642366650     PISSN: 09284249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/vetres:2003047     Document Type: Article

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