Redescription of Neospora caninum and its differentiation from related coccidia

0157602 - PAU-O 20023029 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Dubey, J. P. - Barr, B. C. - Barta, J. R. - Bjerkas, I. - Bjorkman, C. - Blagburn, B. L. - Bowman, D. D. - Buxton, D. - Ellis, J. T. - Gottstein, B. - Hemphill, A. - Hill, D. E. - Howe, D. K. - Jenkins, M. C. - Kobayashi, Y. - Koudela, Břetislav - Marsh, A. E. - Mattsson, J. G. - McAllister, M. M. - Modrý, David - Omata, Y. - Sibley, L. D. - Speer, C. A. - Trees, A. J. - Uggla, A. - Upton, S. J. - Wlliams, D. J. L. - Lindsay, D. S.
Redescription of Neospora caninum and its differentiation from related coccidia.
International Journal for Parasitology. Roč. 32, č. 8 (2002), s. 929-946. ISSN 0020-7519. E-ISSN 1879-0135
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z6022909
Keywords : Neospora caninum * coccidia * tachyzoizes
Subject RIV: EG - Zoology
Impact factor: 2.850, year: 2002

Neospora caninum is a protozoan parasite of animals, which before 1984 was misidentified as Toxoplasma gondii. Infection by this parasite is a major cause of abortion in cattle and causes paralysis in dogs. Since the original description of N. caninum in 1988, considerable progress has been made in the understanding of its life cycle, biology, genetics and diagnosis. In this article, the authors redescribe the parasite, distinguish it from related coccidia, and provide accession numbers to its type specimens deposited in museums.
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