Isolation and genetic characterization of Toxoplasma gondii from striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) from Costa Rica

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 710-711

  Dubey, J P ^a   Morales, J A ^b   Sundar, N ^a   Velmurugan, G V ^a   Gonzalez Barrientos C R ^b   Hernandez Mora G ^b   Su, C ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA;

BRAIN; DNA; GENETIC ISOLATION; GENOTYPE; HOST; PARASITE; PINNIPED; PROTOZOAN;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BRAIN; COSTA RICA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA DETERMINATION; DOLPHIN; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAMMAL; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MENINGITIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SPINAL CORD; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BRAIN; CATS; COSTA RICA; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; MICE; SPINAL CORD; STENELLA; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; PACIFIC COAST [COSTA RICA];

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MUS; STENELLA (CETACEA); STENELLA COERULEOALBA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 34447136064     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-1120R.1     Document Type: Article

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