Toxoplasma gondii: Virulence of tachyzoites in serum free media at different temperatures

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 75-79

  Diab, M R ^a   El Bahy, M M ^b  

^a Egyptian Org Biol Prod/Vaccines   (Egypt)

^b Cairo University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cell lines; Low temperature; Serum free media; T. gondii; Tachyzoites; Temperature; Toxoplasm

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; FETAL CALF SERUM; HAMSTER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INOCULATION; KIDNEY CELL; LARYNX CARCINOMA; MONOLAYER CULTURE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; RABBIT; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TACHYZOITE; TEMPERATURE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; VERO CELL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL LINE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CHICK EMBRYO; CRICETINAE; CULTURE MEDIA, SERUM-FREE; HUMANS; MICE; RABBITS; TEMPERATURE; TOXOPLASMA; VERO CELLS; VIRULENCE;

BOVINAE; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CRICETINAE; MADIA; MUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 37448999494     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2007.06.009     Document Type: Article

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