First isolation of Neospora caninum from the faeces of a dog from Portugal

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 162-166

  Basso, W ^a,b,c   Herrmann, D C ^a   Conraths, F J ^a   Pantchev, N ^d   Vrhovec, M Globokar ^d   Schares, G ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS   (Argentina)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^d Vet Med Labor GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dog; Isolate; Microsatellite DNA; Neospora caninum; Portugal

Indexed keywords

DNA MINISATELLITE;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; DOG; FECES; INOCULATION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYST; PARASITE ISOLATION; PORTUGAL; VERO CELL;

ANIMALS; COCCIDIOSIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FECES; MALE; NEOSPORA; PORTUGAL;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; MUS; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 58149471571     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.10.025     Document Type: Article

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