Genotype characterisation of Giardia duodenalis isolates from domestic and farm animals by SSU-rRNA gene sequencing

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 193-199

  Berrilli, Federica ^a   Di Cave, David ^a   De Liberato, Claudio ^b   Franco, Alessia ^b   Scaramozzino, Paola ^b   Orecchia, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b Ist Zooprofilattico Sperim R   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cat; Cattle; Dog; Genotype; Giardia duodenalis; PCR

Indexed keywords

SMALL SUBUNIT RIBOSOMAL RNA;

ARTICLE; CAT; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; GIARDIA DUODENALIS; ITALY; LIVESTOCK; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FECES; FEMALE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; ITALY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 3042522967     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.04.008     Document Type: Article

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