Serological evaluation for Toxoplasma gondii by indirect immunofluorescence and detection of feline immunodeficiency virus by nested PCR in wild felines;Avaliação sorológica para Toxoplasma gondii pela imunofluorescência indireta e detecção do vírus da imunodeficiência felina pela nested PCR em felinos selvagens

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1281-1283

  Rivetti, Jr ^a   Caxito, F A ^b   Resende, M ^b   Lobato, Z I P ^b,c  

^a Ministério da Agricultura Pecuária e Abastecimento   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c Escola de Veterinária UFMG ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Feline; Immunodeficiency; Toxoplasma gondii; Virus; Wild

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LEOPARDUS PARDALIS; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 63649127654     PISSN: 01020935     EISSN: 16784162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-09352008000500038     Document Type: Article

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