Phylogenetic relationships of the benign Theileria species in cattle and Asian buffalo based on the major piroplasm surface protein (p33/34) gene sequences

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 613-618

  Kawazu, Shin ichiro ^a   Kamio, Tsugihiko ^a   Kakuda, Tsutomu ^b   Terada, Yutaka ^a   Sugimoto, Chihiro ^b   Fujisaki, Kozo ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Piroplasm major surface protein (p33 34); Taxomomy; Theileria buffeli; Theileria orientalis; Theileria sergenti

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BUFFALO; CATTLE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHORT SURVEY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY; THEILERIA;

BOS TAURUS; BUBALUS; THEILERIA; THEILERIA BUFFELI; THEILERIA ORIENTALIS; THEILERIA SERGENTI; THEILERIA SP.;

EID: 0033119841     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(99)00008-9     Document Type: Article

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