Molecular cross-sectional survey of gastric habronemosis in horses

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 141, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 285-290

  Traversa, Donato ^a   Iorio, Raffaella ^a   Capelli, Gioia ^b   Paoletti, Barbara ^a   Bartolini, Roberto ^a   Otranto, Domenico ^c   Giangaspero, Annunziata ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE VENEZIE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Habronema microstoma; Habronema muscae; Habronemosis; Italy; Ribosomal DNA

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREEDING; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIARRHEA; DNA DETERMINATION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLOTATION; GASTRITIS; HABRONEMA MICROSTOMA; HABRONEMA MUSCAE; HORSE DISEASE; INFECTION RATE; MALE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STOMACH HABRONEMOSIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FECES; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; ITALY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPIRURIDA INFECTIONS; SPIRUROIDEA;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; HABRONEMA; HABRONEMA MICROSTOMA; HABRONEMA MUSCAE; NEMATODA; OXYURIDA; SPIRURIDA; STRONGYLES;

EID: 33749544427     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.05.021     Document Type: Article

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