Detection of new Enterocytozoon genotypes in faecal samples of farm dogs and a cat

Parasite

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 189-193

  Mathis, Alexander ^a   Breitenmoser, A C ^b   Deplazes, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Laboratory of the Original Cantons   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cat; Dog; Enterocytozoon bieneusi; Genotypes; HIV; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; ENTEROCYTOZOON; ENTEROCYTOZOON BIENEUSI; FELIS CATUS; MICROSPORIDIA; SUS SCROFA;

PROTOZOAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FECES; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROSPORIDA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FECES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MICROSPORIDIA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 0033145758     PISSN: 1252607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/1999062189     Document Type: Article

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