Detection of Theileria and Babesia species in ticks collected from cattle

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 156-160

  Ica, A ^a   Vatansever, Z ^b   Yildirim, A ^a   Duzlu, O ^a   Inci, A ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Babesia; Cattle; Reverse line blotting; Theileria; Tick

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIA BIGEMINA; BABESIA BOVIS; BABESIA DIVERGENS; BOOPHILUS ANNULATUS; CATTLE; HYALOMMA MARGINATUM MARGINATUM; INFESTATION; IXODID; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE VECTOR; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE LINE BLOTTING METHOD; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; THEILERIA; THEILERIA ANNULATA; THEILERIA BUFFELILORIENTALIS; TICK; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ANIMALS; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DNA, PROTOZOAN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; THEILERIA; THEILERIASIS; TICK INFESTATIONS; TICKS;

ANIMALIA; BABESIA; BABESIA BIGEMINA; BABESIA BOVIS; BABESIA DIVERGENS; BABESIA ORIENTALIS; BABESIA SP.; BOOPHILUS ANNULATUS; BOS; BOVINAE; HYALOMMA MARGINATUM MARGINATUM; IXODIDA; RHIPICEPHALUS TURANICUS; THEILERIA; THEILERIA ANNULATA; THEILERIA SP.;

EID: 34547207189     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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