Microsporidiosis in vertebrate companion exotic animals

Journal of Fungi

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Vergneau Grosset, Claire ^a   Larrat, Sylvain ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CLINIQUE VÉTÉRINAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Encephalitozoon; Fenbendazole; Microsporidia; Pleistophora

Indexed keywords

EID: 85020523803     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2309608X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/jof2010003     Document Type: Review

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