Prevalence of Tritrichomonas foetus infection in cats with diarrhoea in the UK

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 214-218

  Gunn Moore, Danièlle A ^a   McCann, Theresa M ^a   Reed, Nicki ^a   Simpson, Kerry E ^a   Tennant, Bryn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b SAC Veterinary Services   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SARCOMASTIGOPHORA INFECTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRICHOMONAS FOETUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DIARRHEA; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; MALE; MASTIGOPHORA INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

EID: 34248674110     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2007.01.003     Document Type: Article

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