Differences in the in vitro susceptibility of mono-eukaryotic cultures of Histomonas meleagridis, Tetratrichomonas gallinarum and Blastocystis sp. to natural organic compounds

Parasitology Research

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 193-199

  Grabensteiner, Elvira ^a   Arshad, Najma ^a   Hess, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARVACROL; CASSIA EXTRACT; ESSENTIAL OIL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; THYME OIL;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLASTOCYSTIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTE; FLAGELLATE; HISTOMONAS MELEAGRIDIS; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE VIABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUILLAJA; ROSEMARY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TETRATRICHOMONAS GALLINARUM; THYME;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CASSIA; MONOTERPENES; PLANT OILS; PROTOZOA; QUILLAJA; ROSMARINUS; SAPONINS; THYMUS PLANT;

BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTIS SP.; EUKARYOTA; HISTOMONAS; HISTOMONAS MELEAGRIDIS; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTOZOA; QUILLAJA SAPONARIA; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; TETRATRICHOMONAS GALLINARUM; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 34247563495     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-007-0459-1     Document Type: Article

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