Molecular characterization of a Toxocara variant from cats in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Parasitology

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 155-164

  Zhu, X Q ^a   Jacobs, D E ^b   Chilton, N B ^a   Sani, R A ^c   Cheng, N A B Y ^c   Gasser, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Ascaridoid nematodes; Cats; Malaysia; Toxocara variant

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALAYSIA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARA CANIS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; MALAYSIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARIASIS;

ANIMALIA; ASCARIDOIDEA; CANIS; FELIS CATUS; INVERTEBRATA; NEMATODA; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARA CATI;

EID: 0031879614     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182098002856     Document Type: Article

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