Prevalence of Sarcocystis spp. in Argentinean cattle

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 177, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 162-165

  More G ^a,b   Abrahamovich, P ^a   Jurado, S ^a   Bacigalupe, D ^a   Marin, J C ^a   Rambeaud, M ^a,b   Venturini, L ^a   Venturini, M C ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Food safety; Fresh examination; PCR RFLP; Sarcocystis

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BEEF CATTLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST (RESTING STAGE); DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; FOOD SAFETY; HEART MUSCLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTIS CRUZI; SARCOCYSTIS HIRSUTA; SARCOCYSTIS HOMINIS; SARCOCYSTOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; MALE; PREVALENCE; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTOSIS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTIS CRUZI; SARCOCYSTIS HIRSUTA; SARCOCYSTIS HOMINIS;

EID: 79953162043     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.11.036     Document Type: Article

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