Vertical transmission of Toxoplasma gondii in Australian marsupials

Parasitology

Volumn 136, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 939-944

  Parameswaran, N ^a   O'Handley, R M ^a   Grigg, M E ^b   Wayne, A ^c   Thompson, R C A ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Congenital; Marsupial; Toxoplasma gondii; Toxoplasmosis; Vertical transmission

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KANGAROO; MARSUPIAL; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TOXOPLASMA;

BETTONGIA PENICILLATA; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS FULIGINOSUS; METATHERIA; MUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MARSUPIALIA; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

EID: 70349575086     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182009006453     Document Type: Article

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