A survey for Cryptosporidium spp. in mammals at the Barcelona Zoo

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1331-1333

  Gomez M S ^a   Vila, T ^a   Feliu, C ^b   Montoliu, I ^a   Gracenea, M ^a   Fernandez, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Inst Munic de Salut Pública   (Spain)

^c Parque de la Ciudadela   (Spain)

Author keywords

Barcelona; Cryptosporidium; mammals; Zoo

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CARNIVORE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; FECES ANALYSIS; HERBIVORE; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; SPAIN;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; ARTIODACTYLA; CARNIVORA; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; FECES; MAMMALS; PERISSODACTYLA; SPAIN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; ARTIODACTYLA; BOVIDAE; CARNIVORA; CONNOCHAETES; CONNOCHAETES TAURINUS TAURINUS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GAZELLA DORCAS; GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS; GIRAFFIDAE; KOBUS; MAMMALIA; PERISSODACTYLA; RHINOCEROTIDAE;

EID: 0030295297     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(96)00104-X     Document Type: Article

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