Virulence and vertical transmission of two genotypically and geographically diverse isolates of trypanosoma cruzi in Mice

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 371-376

  Hall, C A ^a   Pierce, Emily M ^a   Wimsatt, Ashley N ^a   Hobby Dolbeer, Traci ^a   Meers, Jacob Bradley ^a  

^a BERRY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; DISEASE VECTOR; GENOTYPE; HEALTH RISK; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PATHOGENICITY; PROTOZOAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; RODENT; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRULENCE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; IMMUNITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PARASITEMIA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CELL LINE; CHAGAS DISEASE; DOGS; FEMALE; GEORGIA; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PREGNANCY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VIRULENCE;

NORTH AMERICA;

MUS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 77953577247     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-2296.1     Document Type: Article

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