In vitro isolation and characterisation of the first canine Neospora caninum isolate in Australia

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 137, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 355-363

  McInnes, L M ^a   Irwin, P ^a   Palmer, D G ^b   Ryan, U M ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cutaneous lesions; Dog; IFAT; Neospora caninum; PCR; Strain variation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TUBULIN; BETA TUBULIN; DNA; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70;

ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD ANALYSIS; DNA DETERMINATION; DOG; EVALUATION; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROSCOPY; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN DEFECT; SMEAR; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; COCCIDIOSIS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; GENE AMPLIFICATION; NEOSPORA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 33645860477     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.01.018     Document Type: Article

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