Unexpected oocyst shedding by cats fed Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites: In vivo stage conversion and strain variation

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 289-298

  Dubey, J P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bradyzoites; Cats; In vivo stage conversion; Oocysts; Tachyzoites; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING; INOCULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARASITE PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; PARASITE SHEDDING; PERITONEUM EXUDATE; STOMACH TUBE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FECES; OOCYSTS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; TIME FACTORS; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 26044435136     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.06.007     Document Type: Article

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