Canine babesiosis in Slovenia: Molecular evidence of Babesia canis canis and Babesia canis vogeli

Veterinary Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 363-368

  Duh, Darja ^a   Tozon, Nataša ^b   Petrovec, Miroslav ^a   Strašek, Katja ^a   Avšič Županc, Tatjana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

B. canis canis; B. canis vogeli; Molecular analysis; Slovenia

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANEMIA; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; FEVER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HEMOLYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE ISOLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SLOVENIA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; PHYLOGENY; SLOVENIA;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; BABESIA; BABESIA CANIS; BABESIA CANIS CANIS; BABESIA CANIS VOGELI; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 2942678715     PISSN: 09284249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/vetres:2004018     Document Type: Article

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