Host serum modifies the drug susceptibility of Babesia bovis in vitro

Parasitology

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 489-492

  Bork, S ^a   Okamura, M ^a   Matsuo, T ^a   Kumar, S ^a   Yokoyama, N ^a   Igarashi, I ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Babesia bovis; Drug susceptibility; In vitro cultivation; Serum free medium

Indexed keywords

CLODINAFOP PROPARGYL; CLOTRIMAZOLE; HEPARIN; KETOCONAZOLE; TRICLOSAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BABESIA BOVIS; BIOAVAILABILITY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG SENSITIVITY; GROWTH REGULATION; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BABESIA BOVIS; CULTURE MEDIA; CULTURE MEDIA, SERUM-FREE; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; TIME FACTORS;

BABESIA; BABESIA BOVIS; BOVINAE;

EID: 18844441258     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182004006821     Document Type: Article

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