Prevalence and pathogenicity of Cryptosporidium suis in pre- and post-weaned pigs

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series B: Infectious Diseases and Veterinary Public Health

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 239-243

  Vitovec J ^a,b   Hamadejova K ^a,b   Landova L ^a,b   Kvac M ^a,b   Kvetonova D ^a   Sak, B ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BIOASSAY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CZECH REPUBLIC; FECES; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOUSE; NEWBORN; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; WEANING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CZECH REPUBLIC; FECES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PREVALENCE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; WEANING;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SUIS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33745323870     PISSN: 09311793     EISSN: 14390450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.2006.00950.x     Document Type: Article

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