Babesia canis canis in dogs from Hungary: Detection by PCR and sequencing

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 127, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 221-226

  Földvári, Gábor ^a   Hell, Éva ^a   Farkas, Róbert ^a  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

18S rDNA; Babesia canis canis; Dog; Hungary; PCR

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIA CANIS CANIS; BABESIOSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; COCCIDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DOG; HUNGARY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA GENE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 13844294307     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.10.016     Document Type: Article

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