Molecular identification, genetic diversity and distribution of Theileria and Babesia species infecting small ruminants

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 147, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 161-165

  Altay, Kursat ^a   Dumanli, Nazir ^a   Aktas, Munir ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Babesia; Goats; Microscopy; PCR; Sheep; Theileria

Indexed keywords

RNA 18S;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BABESIA; BOVIDS; COCCIDIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COVALENT BOND; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOSIS; PREVALENCE; SPECIES; THEILERIA; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ANIMALS; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; GENOTYPE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; THEILERIA; THEILERIASIS; TURKEY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

BABESIA; BABESIA OVIS; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES; THEILERIA; THEILERIA OVIS; THEILERIA SP.;

EID: 34248665257     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.04.001     Document Type: Article

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