Dirofilaria immitis infection of a snow leopard (Uncia uncia) in a Japanese zoo with mitochondrial DNA analysis

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 945-947

  Murata, Koichi ^a   Yanai, Tokuma ^b   Agatsuma, Takeshi ^c   Uni, Shigehiko ^d  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^d OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dirofilaria immitis; Japan; Snow leopard

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; FELIDAE; UNCIA UNCIA;

HELMINTH DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CARNIVORA; CASE REPORT; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DOG; FATALITY; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; JAPAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PANCREAS TUMOR; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BASE SEQUENCE; CARNIVORA; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DOGS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; JAPAN; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0642308274     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.65.945     Document Type: Article

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