The occurrence of Toxocara malaysiensis in cats in China, confirmed by sequence-based analyses of ribosomal DNA

Parasitology Research

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 554-557

  Li, Ming Wei ^a,b   Zhu, Xing Quan ^b   Gasser, Robin B ^c   Lin, Rui Qing ^b   Sani, Rehana A ^d   Lun, Zhao Rong ^e   Jacobs, Dennis E ^f  

^a GUANGDONG OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^e SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; ASCARIDOIDEA; CAT; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; TOXASCARIS LEONINA; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARA CATI; TOXOCARA MALAYSIENSIS;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CHINA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARIASIS;

ASCARIDOIDEA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; TOXASCARIS LEONINA; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARA CATI;

EID: 33748354230     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-006-0194-z     Document Type: Article

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