Molecular characterization of Hepatozoon sp. from Brazilian dogs and its phylogenetic relationship with other Hepatozoon spp.

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 145, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 21-30

  Forlano, M D ^a   Teixeira, K R S ^b   Scofield, A ^c   Elisei, C ^d   Yotoko, K S C ^e   Fernandes, K R ^f   Linhares, G F C ^g   Ewing, S A ^h   Massard, C L ^f  

^a Decanato de Ciencias Veterinarias   (Venezuela)

^b EMBRAPA AGROBIOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^d EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^e PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^f FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^g FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^h OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

18S SSU rRNA; Hepatozoon canis; Phylogenetic analysis; Sequencing; Vertical transmission

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA; PROTOZOAL DNA; RNA 18S;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAZIL; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CLUSTER; HEPATOZOON; HEPATOZOON AMERICANUM; HEPATOZOON CANIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; PROTOZOON; RNA SEQUENCE; RURAL AREA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPOROZOITE; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; ZOONOSIS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; HEPATOZOON; HEPATOZOON AMERICANUM; HEPATOZOON CANIS;

EID: 33947144796     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.10.023     Document Type: Article

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