Comparative infectivity of oocysts and bradyzoites of Toxoplasma gondii for intermediate (mice) and definitive (cats) hosts

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 140, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 69-75

  Dubey, J P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bradyzoites; Cats; Oocysts; Prepatent periods; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST; DILUTION; HUMAN; INFECTION; LIFE CYCLE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; SPOROZOITE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FECES; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MICE; OOCYSTS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL; VIRULENCE;

TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 33746515647     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.03.018     Document Type: Article

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