Evidence of Neospora caninum DNA in wild rodents

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 148, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 346-349

  Ferroglio, E ^a   Pasino, M ^a   Romano, A ^a   Grande, D ^a   Pregel, P ^a   Trisciuoglio, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Field mouse; House mouse; Intermediate host; Neospora caninum; PCR; Rat

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DOG DISEASE; INFECTION CONTROL; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; MUSCLE TISSUE; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; RAT; RAT STRAIN; RODENT DISEASE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; COCCIDIOSIS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; GENES, PROTOZOAN; ITALY; MICE; NEOSPORA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RATS; RODENT DISEASES; RODENTIA;

ANIMALIA; APODEMUS SYLVATICUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; MUS; MUS MUSCULUS; NEOSPORA CANINUM; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 34547941947     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.06.031     Document Type: Article

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