A survey of Blastocystis sp. in livestock, pets, and zoo animals in Japan

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 203-212

  Abe, Niichiro ^a   Nagoshi, Mizuho ^b   Takami, Kazutoshi ^c   Sawano, Yoshinori ^d   Yoshikawa, Hisao ^e  

^a OSAKA CITY INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b Osaka Municipal Meat Inspection Center   (Japan)

^c Osaka Municipal Tennoji Zoological Gardens   (Japan)

^d Osaka City Animal Shelter   (Japan)

^e NARA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blastocystis; Epidemiology; Japan; Protozoa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FECES ANALYSIS; GENOME ANALYSIS; HOST; JAPAN; LIVESTOCK; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; SAMPLING; SPECIES COMPARISON;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, ZOO; BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; CATTLE; DOGS; FECES; HUMANS; JAPAN; PREVALENCE;

ANAS; ANIMALIA; BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; BLASTOCYSTIS SP.; BOS TAURUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; PHASIANIDAE; PRIMATES; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0037178216     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(02)00050-X     Document Type: Article

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