Protective immunization against Tetrahymena sp. infection in guppies (Poecilia reticulata)

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 302-308

  Chettri, J Kumar ^a   Leibowitz, M Pimenta ^a,b   Ofir, R ^a   Zilberg, D ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Northern and Central Arava Tamar   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adjuvant; Attenuated parasite; Guppy; Immunization; Lysozyme; Poecilia reticulata; Protozoan; Tetrahymena

Indexed keywords

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; POECILIA RETICULATA; PROTOZOA; TETRAHYMENA; TETRAHYMENA SP.;

PROTOZOAL VACCINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FISH DISEASE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; MORTALITY; PARASITOLOGY; TETRAHYMENA;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; FISH DISEASES; IMMUNITY, INNATE; IMMUNIZATION; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; POECILIA; PROTOZOAN VACCINES; TETRAHYMENA;

EID: 67650578589     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: 10959947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2009.05.013     Document Type: Article

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