The nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) is an intermediate host for Sarcocystis neurona

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 330-335

  Cheadle, M A ^a   Tanhauser, S M ^a   Dame, J B ^a   Sellon, D C ^b   Hines, M ^b   Ginn, P E ^a   MacKay, R J ^a   Greiner, E C ^a  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Armadillo; Ataxia; Horse; Intermediate host; Opossum; Sarcocystis neurona

Indexed keywords

HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INTERMEDIATE HOST;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARMADILLO; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; COCCIDIOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INTERMEDIATE HOST; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPOSSUM; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPOROGENESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ARMADILLOS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FECES; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OPOSSUMS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTOSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ARMADILLO; ATAXIA; DASYPUS NOVEMCINCTUS; DIDELPHIDAE; DIDELPHIS VIRGINIANA; EQUUS CABALLUS; SARCOCYSTIS DASYPI; SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA;

EID: 0035075258     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(01)00177-1     Document Type: Article

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