New advances in molecular epizootiology of canine hematic protozoa from Venezuela, Thailand and Spain

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 144, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 261-269

  Criado Fornelio, A ^a   Rey Valeiron, C ^b   Buling, A ^a   Barba Carretero, J C ^c   Jefferies, R ^d   Irwin, P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b Universidad Nacional Experimental Francisco de Miranda   (Venezuela)

^c Laboratorio de Diagnostico Veterinario Dr Barba   (Spain)

^d MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Canids; Hepatozoon canis; Molecular epizootiology; PCR; Small ribosomal subunit

Indexed keywords

DNA 18S;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BABESIA; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAZIL; EPIZOOTIOLOGY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HEALTH SURVEY; JAPAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE ISOLATION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; PROTOZOON; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPAIN; THAILAND; VENEZUELA;

ANIMALS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; PHYLOGENY; PROTOZOA; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; SPAIN; THAILAND; VENEZUELA;

ANIMALIA; BABESIA; BABESIA CANIS VOGELI; BABESIA SP.; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; HEPATOZOON; HEPATOZOON CANIS; PROTOZOA; THEILERIA ANNAE; VULPES;

EID: 33847049834     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.09.042     Document Type: Article

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