In vitro culture systems for the study of apicomplexan parasites in farm animals

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 115-124

  Müller, Joachim ^a   Hemphill, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Apicomplexa; Cell culture; Model; Screening; Stage conversion; Transgenic parasites

Indexed keywords

ARYLIMIDAMIDE DERIVATIVE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; THIAZOLIDE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; FARM; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; PARASITE; PROTIST;

APICOMPLEXA; APICOMPLEXAN LIFE CYCLE STAGE; BABESIA; BESNOITIA BESNOITII; BLOOD CELL; CELL CULTURE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CULTURE OPTIMIZATION; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DRUG SCREENING; EIMERIA; FARM ANIMAL; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; IN VITRO CULTURE; ISOSPORA; MICROBIAL GENETICS; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SARCOCYSTIS; THEILERIA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; APICOMPLEXA; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; APICOMPLEXA; BABESIA; BESNOITIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; EIMERIA; NEOSPORA; SARCOCYSTIS; THEILERIA; TOXOPLASMA;

EID: 84873152748     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: 18790135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2012.08.004     Document Type: Review

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