A new tool for the diagnosis in vivo of habronemosis in horses

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 263-264

  Giangaspero, A ^a   Traversa, D ^b   Otranto, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coprological diagnosis; Habronema spp.; Habronemosis; Horse

Indexed keywords

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; FECES ANALYSIS; HABRONEMA MICROSTOMA; HABRONEMA MUSCAE; IN VIVO STUDY; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STOMACH LAVAGE;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; HABRONEMA; HABRONEMA MICROSTOMA; HABRONEMA MUSCAE; MICROSTOMA;

EID: 18544385755     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/0425164054530632     Document Type: Article

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