Detection of Toxoplasma gondii infection in dolphins stranded along the Tuscan coast Italy

Revue de Medecine Veterinaire

Volumn 161, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 428-431

  Pretti, C ^a   Mancianti, F ^a   Nardoni, S ^a   Ariti, G ^a   Monni, G ^a   Bello, D D I ^a   Marsili, S ^b   Papini, R ^a  

^a Dipartimento di Patologia Animale   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dolphins; Italy; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

STENELLA (CETACEA); TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 78649886017     PISSN: 00351555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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