On the biological and genetic diversity in Neospora caninum

Diversity

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 411-438

  Al Qassab, Sarwat E ^a   Reichel, Michael P ^a,b   Ellis, John T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antigens; Diversity; Microsatellites; Minisatellites; Pathogenicity; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; CATTLE; DNA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENOME; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; LIVESTOCK; PARASITE INFESTATION; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMORPHISM; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 80052014384     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14242818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/d2030411     Document Type: Review

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