Natural co-infection of Babesia caballi and Encephalitozoon-like microsporidia in the tick Anocentor nitens (Acari: Ixodidae)

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 183-185

  Ribeiro, Múcio F B ^a   Passos, Lygia M F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anocentor nitens; Babesia caballi; Co infection; Encephalitozoon like microsporidia; Ixodidae

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENCEPHALITOZOON; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIFE CYCLE; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TICK; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENCEPHALITOZOON; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; IXODIDAE; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION;

ACARI; ANOCENTOR NITENS; BABESIA CABALLI; ENCEPHALITOZOON; EQUUS CABALLUS; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; MICROSPORIDIA;

EID: 33750400698     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2006.07.003     Document Type: Article

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