Echinococcus granulosus of Buffalo in India: Partial characterization of excretory-secretory and germinal membrane antigens

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 457-460

  Maity, A ^a   Bhattacharya, D ^b   Batabyal, S ^a   Chattopadhyay, S ^a   Bera, A K ^b   Karmakar, P K ^b  

^a WEST BENGAL UNIVERSITY OF ANIMAL AND FISHERY SCIENCES   (India)

^b INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Antigen B; Buffalo; Cyst fluid antigen; Cystic echinococcosis (CE); Echinococcus granulosus; Germinal membrane antigen

Indexed keywords

BLOOD GROUP B ANTIGEN; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BUFFALO; CATTLE DISEASE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; INDIA; METACESTODE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITISM; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; BUFFALOES; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CELL MEMBRANE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; INDIA;

ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS;

EID: 33847045193     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-006-3275-7     Document Type: Article

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