Neospora caninum detected in feral rodents

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 161-165

  Jenkins, M C ^a   Parker, C ^a   Hill, D ^a   Pinckney, R D ^b   Dyer, R ^c   Dubey, J P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b ST GEORGE S UNIVERSITY   (Grenada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Mice (Mus musculus); Neospora caninum; PCR; Rats (Rattus norvegicus)

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; DNA EXTRACTION; FERAL ANIMAL; GERBIL; INOCULATION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LABORATORY TEST; MOUSE; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RAT; RODENT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BRAIN; COCCIDIOSIS; DELAWARE; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; GERBILLINAE; MICE; NEOSPORA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RATS; RODENT DISEASES; RODENTIA;

GERBILLINAE; MUS MUSCULUS; NEOSPORA CANINUM; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 33845875990     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.08.011     Document Type: Article

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