Serological survey of Encephalitozoon cuniculi in farm rabbits in Italy

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-69

  Santaniello, Antonio ^a   Dipineto, Ludovico ^a   Rinaldi, Laura ^a   Menna, Lucia Francesca ^a   Cringoli, Giuseppe ^a   Fioretti, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon immunoassay; Encephalitozoon cuniculi; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Farm rabbits; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI; ENCEPHALITOZOONOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FARM ANIMAL; ITALY; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; SEROPREVALENCE;

AGING; AGROCHEMICALS; ANIMALS; ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI; ENCEPHALITOZOONOSIS; ITALY; RABBITS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI; MICROSPORIDIUM; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 67349185557     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2008.12.008     Document Type: Article

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