Trichinella zimbabwensis n.sp. (Nematoda), a new non-encapsulated species from crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) in Zimbabwe also infecting mammals

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 32, Issue 14, 2002, Pages 1787-1799

  Pozio, E ^a   Foggin, C M ^b   Marucci, G ^a   La Rosa, G ^a   Sacchi, L ^c   Corona, S ^c   Rossi, P ^a   Mukaratirwa, S ^d  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b Central Veterinary Laboratory Harare   (Zimbabwe)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Allozymes; Crocodylus niloticus; Molecular systematics; Nematoda; Ribosomal DNA; Taxonomy; Trichinella zimbabwensis n. sp.; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ALLOENZYME; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; RIBOSOME DNA; HELMINTH DNA;

AQUACULTURE; CROCODILIAN; NEW SPECIES; PARASITE; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA; ALLIGATOR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SUBUNIT; HOST; LARVA; MICROENCAPSULATION; NEW SPECIES; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; SPECIES COMPARISON; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINELLA PSEUDOSPIRALIS; TRICHINELLA ZIMBABWENSIS; ZIMBABWE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BIRD; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENE; GENETICS; INTESTINE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; MUSCLE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRICHINOSIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ZIMBABWE;

AVES; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); CROCODYLUS NILOTICUS; MAMMALIA; NEMATODA; REPTILIA; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINELLA PSEUDOSPIRALIS; TRICHINELLA ZIMBABWENSIS;

ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIRDS; DNA, HELMINTH; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; FEMALE; GENES, HELMINTH; INTESTINES; LARVA; MALE; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCLES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINOSIS;

EID: 1842870621     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(02)00139-X     Document Type: Article

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