An outbreak of bovine besnoitiosis in Germany; pathomorphological, ultrastructural and molecular-biological investigations;Ein ausbruch von besnoitiose bei rindern in Deutschland: Pathomorphologische, ultrastrukturelle und molekularbiologische Untersuchungen

Wiener Tierarztliche Monatsschrift

Volumn 97, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 9-15

  Majzoub, M ^a,e   Breuer, W ^a,e   Gollnick, N S ^b,e   Rostaher, A ^c,e   Schares, G ^d,e   Hermanns, W ^a,e  

^a Institut für Tierpathologie   (Germany)

^b Klinik für Wiederkäuer Mit Ambulanz und Bestandsbetreuung   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^e NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apicomplexa; Besnoitiosis; Bradyzoite; Coccidia; Cow; PCR; Tissue cyst; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; APICOMPLEXA; BESNOITIA; BESNOITIA BESNOITI; BOS; BOVIDAE; BOVINAE; COCCIDIA; CONOIDEA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 77449103261     PISSN: 0043535X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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