Persistence of Hepatozoon americanum (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina) in a naturally infected dog

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 611-613

  Ewing, S A ^a   Panciera, R J ^a   Mathew, J S ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANID; PARASITE;

AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA MACULATUM; ANIMAL MODEL; APICOMPLEXA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; HEPATOZOON AMERICANUM; MUSCLE BIOPSY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SAMPLING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TICK; XENODIAGNOSIS;

ACARI; ADELEORINA; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA MACULATUM; ANIMALIA; APICOMPLEXA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; HEPATOZOON; HEPATOZOON AMERICANUM; PROTOZOA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038344417     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-3138RN     Document Type: Article

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