Characterization of bovine Sarcocystis species by analysis of their 18S ribosomal DNA sequences

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 50-54

  Fischer, Siglinde ^a,b   Odening, Klaus ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA 18S;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; RIBOSOME SUBUNIT; SARCOCYSTIS; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BISON; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GERMANY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTOSIS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; BISON; BISON BISON; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; MAMMALIA; PROTOZOA; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTIS CRUZI; SARCOCYSTIS HIRSUTA; SARCOCYSTIS HOMINIS;

EID: 0031952797     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284529     Document Type: Article

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