Prevalence of and risk factors for feline Tritrichomonas foetus and Giardia infection

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2707-2710

  Gookin, Jody L ^a   Stebbins, Martha E ^a   Hunt, Emily ^a   Burlone, Karen ^a   Fulton, Merritt ^a   Hochel, Robin ^a   Talaat, Miriam ^a   Poore, Matthew ^a   Levy, Michael G ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CAT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TRICHOMONAS; TRICHOMONAS FOETUS; TRICHOMONIASIS;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FEMALE; GIARDIASIS; MALE; MASTIGOPHORA INFECTIONS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

ANIMALIA; COCCIDIA; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; GIARDIA; PROTOZOA; TRICHOMONAS; TRITRICHOMONAS; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

EID: 2942525566     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.6.2707-2710.2004     Document Type: Article

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