The development of a molecular approach for coprodiagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 146, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 214-220

  Salant, Harold ^a   Markovics, Alex ^b   Spira, Dan T ^a   Hamburger, Joseph ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b KIMRON VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Feces; Oocysts; PCR; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FREEZE THAWING; GENE SEQUENCE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FECES; ISRAEL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

COCCIDIA; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 34247261438     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.02.022     Document Type: Article

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