Molecular and phylogenetic characterization of Theileria spp. parasites in autochthonous bovines (Mirandesa breed) in Portugal

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 123, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 17-23

  Brígido, Clarisse ^a   Da Fonseca, Isabel Pereira ^b   Parreira, Ricardo ^a   Fazendeiro, Isabel ^b   Do Rosário, Virgílio E ^a   Centeno Lima, Sónia ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE HIGIENE E MEDICINA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

^b FACULDADE DE MEDICINA VETERINÁRIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bovine Mirandesa breed; Phylogenetic analysis; RLB; Theileria

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

BREED; CATTLE; DATA BASE; GENE SEQUENCE; HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORTUGAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; PROTOZOON; REVIEW; THEILERIA; THEILERIA BUFFELILOSIENTALIS;

ANIMALIA; BABESIA; BOS; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; THEILERIA; THEILERIA BUFFELI; THEILERIA ORIENTALIS;

EID: 3242731137     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.05.024     Document Type: Article

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