Giardia duodenalis trophozoites isolated from a parrot (Cacatua galerita) colonize the small intestinal tracts of domestic kittens and lambs

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-46

  McDonnell, P A ^a   Scott, K G E ^b   Teoh, D A ^b   Olson, M E ^b   Upcroft, J A ^c   Upcroft, P ^c   Buret, A G ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cat; Companion animals; Giardia duodenalis; Parrot; Sheep protozoa

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRUSH BORDER; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; DIARRHEA; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; DUODENUM; FECES; FEMALE; GIARDIA DUODENALIS; INOCULATION; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM; INTESTINE INFECTION; JEJUNUM; LAMB; LIVESTOCK; MICROVILLUS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARROT; PATHOGENESIS; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SMALL INTESTINE; TROPHOZOITE;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; CARRIER STATE; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DUODENUM; FECES; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; INTESTINES; JEJUNUM; MICROVILLI; PARROTS; SHEEP DISEASES; SHEEP, DOMESTIC;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CACATUA GALERITA; FELIS CATUS; GALERITA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; OVIS ARIES; PROTOZOA; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 0037454713     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(02)00349-7     Document Type: Article

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