Molecular epidemiological survey on the vectors of Thelazia gulosa, Thelazia rhodesi and Thelazia skrjabini (Spirurida: Thelaziidae)

Parasitology

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 365-373

  Otranto, D ^a,d   Tarsitano, E ^a   Traversa, D ^b   De Luca, F ^c   Giangaspero, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d Facolta di Medicina Veterinaria   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eyeworms; Flies; Intermediate host; ITS 1; PCR; Ribosomal DNA; Thelazia spp.

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENOMIC DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; FLY; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; THELAZIA; THELAZIA GULOSA; THELAZIA RHODESI; THELAZIA SKRJABINI;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; INSECT VECTORS; ITALY; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCIDAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPIRURIDA INFECTIONS; THELAZIOIDEA;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; MUSCA AUTUMNALIS; MUSCA DOMESTICA; NEMATODA; SPIRURIDA; THELAZIA; THELAZIA GULOSA; THELAZIA RHODESI; THELAZIA SKRJABINI; THELAZIIDAE;

EID: 0142233593     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182003003913     Document Type: Review

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