Detection of Giardia assemblage a in cats in Florence, Italy

Parasitology Research

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 653-656

  Papini, Roberto ^a   Cardini, Giovanni ^a   Paoletti, Barbara ^b   Giangaspero, Annunziata ^c  

^a Facolta di Medicina Veterinaria   (Italy)

^b Facolta di Medicina Veterinaria   (Italy)

^c Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; SMALL SUBUNIT RIBOSOMAL RNA;

ARTICLE; CAT; CYST; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA SEQUENCE; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GIARDIA; ITALY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FECES; FEMALE; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; ITALY; MALE;

GIARDIA;

EID: 33845775160     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-006-0290-0     Document Type: Article

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