Molecular and biological characteristics of Toxoplasma gondii isolates from wildlife in France

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 171, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 346-349

  Aubert, D ^a   Ajzenberg, D ^b,c   Richomme, C ^d,e   Gilot Fromont, E ^f   Terrier, M E ^g   de Gevigney, C ^h   Game, Y ⁱ   Maillard, D ^j   Gibert, P ^j   Darde M L ^b,c   Villena, I ^a  

^a REIMS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

^d EPIA   (France)

^e INRA SAD   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^g Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

^h Parc de Belval ^*  (France)

ⁱ Lab Départemental d'Analyses   (France)

^j OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

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Author keywords

Bioassay; France; Genotype; Toxoplasma gondii; Wild animals

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEER; FOX; FRANCE; GENOTYPE; HARE; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; DEER; DUCKS; FOXES; FRANCE; HARES; MICE; SHEEP; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANIMALIA; CAPREOLUS; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; DAMA DAMA; LEPUS CAPENSIS; LEPUS EUROPAEUS; MUS; OVIS GMELINI; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 77954621674     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.03.033     Document Type: Article

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