The sero-prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in British marine mammals

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 296-298

  Forman, Dan ^a   West, Nathan ^a   Francis, Janet ^a   Guy, Edward ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cetacean; Conservation; Environmental contamination; Protozoa; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

CETACEA; DELPHINUS DELPHIS; MAMMALIA; MEGAPTERA; MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE; PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 65549126064     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000200024     Document Type: Article

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