Determination of Rhipicephalus spp. as vectors for Babesia ovis in Iran

Parasitology Research

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1029-1033

  Shayan, Parviz ^a   Hooshmand, Elham ^a   Rahbari, Sadegh ^a   Nabian, Sedighe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BABESIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RHIPICEPHALUS; SALIVARY GLAND;

ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; IRAN; IXODIDAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SALIVARY GLANDS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TICK INFESTATIONS;

BABESIA; BABESIA CRASSA; BABESIA MOTASI; BABESIA OVIS; BOOPHILUS; DERMACENTOR; HYALOMMA; IXODES; IXODIDA; OVIS ARIES; PROTOZOA; RHIPICEPHALUS; RHIPICEPHALUS BURSA; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; RHIPICEPHALUS TURANICUS; RICKETTSIA;

EID: 34547809991     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-007-0581-0     Document Type: Article

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