Ultrastructural study of a tetratrichomonad species isolated from prepucial smegma of virgin bulls

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 195-211

  Cobo, Eduardo Rubén ^a   Campero, Carlos Manuel ^b   Mariante, Rafael Meyer ^c,d   Benchimol, Marlene ^c  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDADE SANTA ÚRSULA   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cattle protozoa; PCR; Smegma; Tetratrichomonas; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BODY FLUID; CATTLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FECES; FLAGELLUM; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENITAL SYSTEM; GOLGI COMPLEX; MEMBRANE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PARASITE ISOLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREPUCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECIES COMPARISON; TRICHOMONAS; TRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

BOS TAURUS; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTISTA; PROTOZOA; TETRATRICHOMONAS; TRICHOMONADIDA; TRITRICHOMONAS; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

EID: 0242578469     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2003.07.026     Document Type: Article

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