Extensive production of <it>Neospora caninum </it>tissue cysts in a carnivorous marsupial succumbing to experimental neosporosis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Experimental infections of <it>Sminthopsis crassicaudata</it>, the fat-tailed dunnart, a carnivorous marsupial widely distributed throughout the arid and semi-arid zones of Australia, show that this species can act as an intermediate host for <it&g...

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Main Authors: King Jessica S, McAllan Bronwyn, Spielman Derek S, Lindsay Scott A, Hůrková-Hofmannová Lada, Hartigan Ashlie, Al-Qassab Sarwat E, Ellis John T, Šlapeta Jan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-06-01
Series:Veterinary Research
Online Access:http://www.veterinaryresearch.org/content/42/1/75