Influence of culture medium pH on internalization, growth and phenotypic plasticity of Neospora caninum

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 177, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 267-274

  AlKurashi, Mamdowh ^a   Eastick, Faye A ^a   Kuchipudi, Suresh V ^a   Rauch, Cyril ^a   Madouasse, Aurélien ^a   Zhu, Xing Quan ^b   Elsheikha, Hany M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Host pathogen interactions; Interconversion; Neospora caninum; PH; Stress; Tachyzoite; Tissue cyst

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCYTOSIS; HOST CELL; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INTERNALIZATION; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; PH; PHENOTYPE; PLASTICITY; TACHYZOITE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VERO CELL;

ANIMALS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COCCIDIOSIS; CULTURE MEDIA; ENDOCYTOSIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; K562 CELLS; LINEAR MODELS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NEOSPORA; VERO CELLS;

BOS; MAMMALIA; NEOSPORA CANINUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 79954616062     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.11.053     Document Type: Article

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