Real-time PCR-based quantification of Toxoplasma gondii in tissue samples of serologically positive outdoor chickens

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 105, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 935-937

  Aigner, Cleiton Paulo ^a,c   da Silva, Aristeu Vieira Da ^b   Sandrini, Fabiano ^c   Osório, Paulo de Sá ^c   Poiares, Lilian ^c   Largura, Alvaro ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE PARANAENSE   (Brazil)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^c Instituto de Investigacao Cientifica do Parana   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chicken; Real time PCR; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 78649269012     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000700018     Document Type: Article

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