Isolation and biological characterisation of a new isolate of Neospora caninum from an asymptomatic calf in Brazil

Acta Parasitologica

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 180-185

  García Melo, Debora Pereira ^a   Regidor Cerrillo, Javier ^b   Ortega Mora, Luis Miguel ^b   Collantes Fernández, Esther ^b   De Oliveira, Vanessa Silvestre Ferreira ^a   De Oliveira, Milton Adriano Pelli ^a   Da Silva, Andrea Caetano ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brazil; Cattle; Genetic characterisation; Isolation; Neospora caninum; Pathogenic characterisation

Indexed keywords

BOS; MUS; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 67849128622     PISSN: 12302821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11686-009-0018-2     Document Type: Article

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