Detection of Neospora caninum in dog organs using real time PCR systems

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 155, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 161-167

  Ghalmi, Farida ^a,b   China, Bernard ^a,c   Kaidi, Rachid ^d   Daube, Georges ^a   Losson, Bertrand ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b HIGHER NATIONAL VETERINARY SCHOOL   (Algeria)

^c SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BLIDA   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Dog; Neospora caninum; Organs; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENOME; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; PARESIS; PREVALENCE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROLOGY;

ANIMALS; COCCIDIOSIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; LIVER; NEOSPORA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPLEEN;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 45549083306     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.04.007     Document Type: Article

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