Development of early tissue cysts and associated pathology of Besnoitia besnoiti in a naturally infected bull (Bos taurus) from South Africa

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 459-466

  Dubey, J P ^a   Van Wilpe, E ^b   Blignaut, D J C ^b   Schares, G ^c   Williams, J H ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOPECTIN; BAG 1 PROTEIN; LYSOZYME; SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; VIMENTIN; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ANTIBODY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LIVESTOCK; MAMMAL; PARASITE; PROTEIN; SKIN;

ANASARCA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BESNOITIOSIS; BOS TAURUS; BRADYZOITE; CYST; DERMIS; DNA EXTRACTION; GLOMERULOPATHY; HOST CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE; MALE; MYOFIBROBLAST; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTH AFRICA; TESTIS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COCCIDIOSIS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FATAL OUTCOME; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MYOCARDIUM; SARCOCYSTIDAE; SKIN; SOUTH AFRICA;

SOUTH AFRICA;

BESNOITIA BESNOITI; BESNOITIA ORYCTOFELISI; BOS; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 84878714085     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: 19372345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/12-128.1     Document Type: Article

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