Serological survey of Neospora caninum infection among dogs in Japan through species-specific ELISA

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 869-872

  Kubota, Naoki ^a   Sakata, Yoshimi ^b   Miyazaki, Naomi ^c   Itamoto, Kazuhito ^d   Bannai, Hiroshi ^a   Nishikawa, Yoshifumi ^a   Xuan, Xuenan ^a   Inokuma, Hisashi ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

^c ZENYAKU KOGYO CO LTD   (Japan)

^d YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Canine; Neospora caninum; Species specific ELISA

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; JAPAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSIS; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

AGING; ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; JAPAN; MALE; MYCOSES; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 51349117903     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.70.869     Document Type: Article

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