First findings of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in California sea lions (Zalophus Californianus)

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 490-494

  Deng, Ming Qi ^a   Peterson, Richard P ^a,b   Cliver, Dean O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DISEASE CARRIER; GIARDIA DUODENALIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ELEPHANT; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; MIROUNGA ANGUSTIROSTRIS; OTARIIDAE; PANTHERA LEO; PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA; PHOCA VITULINA RICHARDSI; PHOCIDAE; PROTOZOA; ZALOPHUS CALIFORNIANUS;

EID: 0033921710     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2000)086[0490:ffocag]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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