Simultaneous differentiation between Theileria spp. and Babesia spp. on stained blood smear using PCR

Parasitology Research

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 281-286

  Shayan, Parviz ^a   Rahbari, Sadegh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; MSL 2 PROTEIN; PROTEIN; RHOPTRY PROTEIN; RIBOSOME RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BABESIA; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD SMEAR; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COCCIDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DNA EXTRACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEILERIA;

ANIMALS; AZURE STAINS; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; DNA, PROTOZOAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; THEILERIA; THEILERIASIS;

ACARI; BABESIA; PROTOZOA; THEILERIA; THEILERIA LESTOQUARDI;

EID: 26944488021     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-005-1434-3     Document Type: Article

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