Comparative studies on the immunogenicity of theronts, tomonts and trophonts of Cryptocaryon irritans in grouper

Parasitology Research

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 307-313

  Bai, Jian Shan ^a   Xie, Ming Quan ^a   Zhu, Xing Quan ^b   Dan, Xue Ming ^b   Li, An Xing ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMOBILIZATION; IMMUNOGENICITY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; AQUACULTURE; CILIOPHORA; CILIOPHORA INFECTIONS; FISH DISEASES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PERCIFORMES; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; PROTOZOAN VACCINES; VACCINATION;

CRYPTOCARYON IRRITANS; EPINEPHELINAE; EPINEPHELUS COIOIDES; MUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 36749021724     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-007-0766-6     Document Type: Article

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