Infectivity of Blastocystis isolates from chickens, quails and geese in chickens

Parasitology Research

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 57-61

  Tanizaki, Aya ^a   Yoshikawa, Hisao ^a   Iwatani, Satoru ^b   Kimata, Isao ^b  

^a NARA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMEBIASIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS; CELL CULTURE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES; GOOSE; INOCULATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUAIL;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; CHICKENS; FECES; GEESE; MALE; MOUTH; POULTRY DISEASES; QUAIL;

ANSER; ANSER ANSER; ANSER SP.; AVES; BLASTOCYSTIS; GALLUS GALLUS; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 18744415986     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-005-1326-6     Document Type: Article

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