Toxoplasma gondii in semen of experimentally infected swine

Pesquisa Veterinaria Brasileira

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 430-434

  Moura, Anderson B ^a,b   Costa, Alvimar J ^a   Jordão Filho, Sérgio ^a   Paim, Beatriz B ^a   Pinto, Fernanda R ^a   Di Mauro, Daniela C ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b SANTA CATARINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bioassays; PCR; Semen; Swine; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MUS; SUIDAE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 37549028423     PISSN: 0100736X     EISSN: 16785150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0100-736x2007001000008     Document Type: Article

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