Development and evaluation of immunoblot-based serodiagnostic tests for hydatid infection in macropodids

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1036-1040

  Barnes, Tamsin S ^a   Li, Jun ^b   Coleman, Glen T ^a   McManus, Donald P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Echinococcus granulosus; Hydatid; Immunoblot; Immunodiagnosis; Macropodid

Indexed keywords

ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS GIGANTEUS;

EID: 56649123382     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-44.4.1036     Document Type: Article

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