Babesia microti-like parasites detected in Eurasian red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris orientis) in Hokkaido, Japan

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 643-646

  Tsuji, Masayoshi ^a   Zamoto, Aya ^a   Kawabuchi, Takako ^a   Kataoka, Tomomi ^b   Nakajima, Rui ^a   Asakawa, Mitsuhiko ^a   Ishihara, Chiaki ^a  

^a RAKUNO GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Babesia microti; Eurasian red squirrel; Hokkaido; Sciurus vulgaris; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA; RNA 18S;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BABESIA MICROTI; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; JAPAN; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SCIURIDAE;

ANIMALS; BABESIA MICROTI; DNA, PROTOZOAN; JAPAN; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SCIURIDAE;

ANIMALIA; BABESIA; BABESIA MICROTI; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS VULGARIS;

EID: 33746900132     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.68.643     Document Type: Article

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