Aspects of toxoplasma toxoplasma-like parasitism in small mammal species in transy lvania and their role in toxoplasma dissemination

Studia Universitatis Vasile Goldis Arad, Seria Stiintele Vietii

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-73

  Gheoca, Daniel ^a   Hǎrânglǎvean, Alex ^a   Gheoca, Voichiţa ^a  

^a LUCIAN BLAGA UNIVERSITY OF SIBIU   (Romania)

Author keywords

Dissemination; Parasitology; Small mammals; Toxoplasma gondii; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; SUIDAE; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 74549220840     PISSN: 15842363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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