Theileria parva: In vitro studies on the effects of holding temperature, pH and medium on sporozoite infectivity

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 341-351

  Kimbita, E N ^a   Silayo, R S ^a   Dolan, T T ^b  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^b INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

In vitro medium; pH; Temperature; Theileria parva

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; CICONIIFORMES; THEILERIA; THEILERIA PARVA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PH; RABBIT; SALIVARY GLAND; SPOROZOITE; TEMPERATURE; THEILERIA PARVA; TICK;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INSECT VECTORS; MALE; RABBITS; SALIVARY GLANDS; SPOROZOITES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TEMPERATURE; THEILERIA PARVA; THEILERIASIS; TICKS;

EID: 3543120626     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:TROP.0000026662.48246.7f     Document Type: Article

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