Genetic characterization of avian malaria (Protozoa) in the endangered lesser kestrel, Falco naumanni

Parasitology Research

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1153-1156

  Ortego, Joaquín ^a   Calabuig, Gustau ^a   Cordero, Pedro J ^a   Aparicio, José Miguel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B;

ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD PARASITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRAIT; HOST; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE ISOLATION; PLASMODIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; SCREENING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CYTOCHROMES B; FALCONIFORMES; MALARIA, AVIAN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLASMODIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPAIN;

AVES; FALCO NAUMANNI; HAEMOPROTEUS; PASSERIFORMES; PROTOZOA;

EID: 34547822543     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-007-0575-y     Document Type: Article

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