Disseminated Acanthamoeba sp. infection in a dog

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 128, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 183-187

  Dubey, J P ^a   Benson, J E ^b   Blakeley, K T ^c   Booton, G C ^d   Visvesvara, G S ^e  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Animal Disease Laboratory   (United States)

^c All Pets Veterinary Clinic   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Dog; Encephalitis; In vitro cultivation; PCR

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBIASIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENCEPHALITIS; GENE SEQUENCE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TISSUE SECTION;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA SP.; ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 14644423864     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.11.022     Document Type: Article

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