Detection of Toxoplasma gondii DNA in the milk of naturally infected ewes

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 177, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 256-261

  Camossi, L G ^a   Greca Junior H ^a   Correa A P F L ^a   Richini Pereira, V B ^a   Silva, R C ^a   Da Silva, A V ^b   Langoni, H ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b Feira de Santana State University   (Brazil)

Author keywords

DNA; Milk; Natural infection; PCR; Serology; Sheep; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; AMPLICON; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EWE; FOOD ANALYSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MILK; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROLOGY; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BRAZIL; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; MILK; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 79954615428     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.12.007     Document Type: Article

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