Molecular characterization of trichomonads from feces of dogs with diarrhea

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 939-943

  Gookin, Jody L ^a   Birkenheuer, Adam J ^a   St John, Victoria ^a   Spector, Michelle ^a,b   Levy, Michael G ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; PROTOZOAL DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; DOG; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA GENE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRICHOMONAS; TRICHOMONAS HOMINIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DIARRHEA; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FECES; FEMALE; MASTIGOPHORA INFECTIONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRICHOMONADIDA; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; PENTATRICHOMONAS HOMINIS; TRICHOMONADIDA; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

EID: 24944580743     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-474R.1     Document Type: Article

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