Biologic and molecular characterization of Toxoplasma gondii isolates from pigs from Portugal

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 133-136

  De Sousa, Susana ^a   Ajzenberg, D ^b   Canada, Nuno ^c   Freire, Lina ^a   Da Costa, J M Correia ^a   Darde M L ^b   Thulliez, P ^d   Dubey, J P ^e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Portugal)

^b DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d Institut de Puericulture   (France)

^e AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Genotyping; Pigs; Portugal; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; PEPSIN A;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BRAIN; DILUTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETICS; HEART; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORTUGAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SWINE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; GENOTYPE; MICE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PORTUGAL; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL; VERO CELLS;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 29344470111     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.08.012     Document Type: Article

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