Prevalence of Microsporidia, Cryptosporidium spp., and Giardia spp. in beavers (Castor canadensis) in Massachusetts

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 492-497

  Fayer, Ronald ^a   Santín, Mónica ^a   Trout, James M ^a   DeStefano, Stephen ^b   Koenen, Kiana ^b   Kaur, Taranjit ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beaver; Genotype; Molecular; Survey; Waterborne; Zoonotic

Indexed keywords

CASTOR CANADENSIS; CASTORIDAE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; MICROSPORIDIA; PROTISTA;

EID: 33846161248     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/06-013.1     Document Type: Article

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