Toxoplasma gondii: Partial cross-protection among several strains of the parasite against congenital transmission in a rat model

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 8-12

  Freyre, A ^a,b   Falcon J ^a   Mendez J ^b   Rodriguez, A ^a   Correa, L ^a   Gonzalez, M ^b  

^a Department for Parasitology   (Uruguay)

^b Laboratory for Parasitology   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Congenital toxoplasmosis; Cross protection; Rat model

Indexed keywords

TOXOPLASMA GONDII VACCINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL TOXOPLASMOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; FETUS; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CATS; CROSS REACTIONS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; MICE; PREGNANCY; PROTOZOAN VACCINES; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, CONGENITAL;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 29144533878     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2005.08.009     Document Type: Article

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