Sarcocysts of an unidentified species of Sarcocystis in the sea otter (Enhydra lutris)

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 397-399

  Dubey, J P ^a   Lindsay, D S ^b   Rosenthal, B M ^a   Thomas, N J ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE;

MUSTELID; PARASITE;

ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; CARNIVORA; CELL WALL; ENHYDRA LUTRIS; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYST; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PHYLOGENY; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OTTERS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTOSIS;

CARNIVORA; ENHYDRA LUTRIS; LUTRINAE; MUSTELIDAE; PROTOZOA; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA;

EID: 0242432631     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2003)089[0397:SOAUSO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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