Hammondia heydorni oocysts in the faeces of a greyhound in New Zealand

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 38-39

  Ellis, J T ^a   Pomroy, W E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

DNA sequencing; Hammondia heydorni; Neospora caninum; PCR; Polymerase chain reaction; Ribosomal DNA; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COCCIDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA ISOLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DOG; FECES; FECES ANALYSIS; HAMMONDIA HEYDORNI; MICROSCOPY; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; COCCIDIA; HAMMONDIA; HAMMONDIA HEYDORNI; NEOSPORA CANINUM; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0037301121     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2003.36328     Document Type: Article

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