Molecular identity and heterogeneity of trichomonad parasites in a closed avian population

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 433-440

  Gaspar da Silva, Daniela ^a   Barton, Emma ^a   Bunbury, Nancy ^b,c   Lunness, Patricia ^a   Bell, Diana J ^b   Tyler, Kevin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c MAURITIAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION   (Mauritius)

Author keywords

Endangered species; Molecular epidemiology; Molecular evolution; Pink pigeon; Trichomonas gallinae

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOVE; FLEDGLING; FOWL; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MAURITIUS; MORTALITY; NESTLING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PIGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRICHOMONAS; TRICHOMONAS GALLINAE; TRICHOMONIASIS;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; DNA, INTERGENIC; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GEOGRAPHY; MAURITIUS; PARASITES; PHYLOGENY; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRICHOMONAS;

AVES; COLUMBA; COLUMBA MAYERI; COLUMBIDAE; COLUMBIFORMES; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTOZOA; STREPTOPELIA; STREPTOPELIA PICTURATA; TRICHOMONAS GALLINAE;

EID: 34249750609     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2007.01.002     Document Type: Article

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