Molecular diagnosis of Theileria and Babesia species infecting cattle in Northern Spain using reverse line blot macroarrays

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages

  García Sanmartín, Josune ^a   Nagore, Daniel ^b   García Pérez, Ana L ^a   Juste, Ramón A ^a   Hurtado, Ana ^a  

^a NEIKER and a Vaccine producing Commercial Company CZVSL   (Spain)

^b IMG Pharma Biotech S L Parque Tecnologico de Zamudio   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; BOVINAE; CLASSIFICATION; DNA MICROARRAY; PROCEDURES; SPAIN; THEILERIA; THEILERIASIS; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; CATTLE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPAIN; THEILERIA; THEILERIASIS;

EID: 33745573998     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-2-16     Document Type: Article

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