Genetic characterization of Toxoplasma gondii isolates in dogs from Vietnam suggests their South American origin

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 146, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 347-351

  Dubey, J P ^a   Huong, Lam Thi Thu ^b   Sundar, N ^a   Su, C ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b NONG LAM UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Dogs; Genotype; Tissues; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PREVALENCE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CAT DISEASES; CATS; COLOMBIA; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; PHYLOGENY; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL; VIETNAM;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; MUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 34247219027     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.03.008     Document Type: Article

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