Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium isolates from pigs in Zaragoza (northeastern Spain)

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 148, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 231-235

  Suárez Luengas, Laura ^a   Clavel, Antonio ^a   Quílez, Joaquín ^b   Goñi Cepero, María Pilar ^a   Torres, Eucaris ^b   Sánchez Acedo, Caridad ^b   del Cacho, Emilio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Genotyping; Pigs; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; DNA 18S; FORMALDEHYDE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SUIS; DIARRHEA; FECES; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE ISOLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPAIN; STAINING; SWINE; ZIEHL NEELSEN STAIN;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; FECES; GENOTYPE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OOCYSTS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SPAIN; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SUIS; SUIDAE;

EID: 34547957794     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.06.022     Document Type: Article

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