First molecular diagnosis of Babesia vogeli in domestic dogs from Turkey

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 139, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 224-230

  Gülanber, Aynur ^a   Gorenflot, André ^b   Schetters, Theo P M ^b,c   Carcy, Bernard ^b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CENTRE DE BIOCHIMIE STRUCTURALE   (France)

^c INTERVET INTERNATIONAL BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Babesia vogeli; Babesiosis; Dog; ssu rDNA gene; Turkey

Indexed keywords

DNA 18S;

ARTICLE; BABESIA; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DOG; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GIEMSA STAIN; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANIMALS; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TURKEY;

BABESIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33747132468     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.02.035     Document Type: Article

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