Occurrence of Cryptosporidium parvum and Giardia duodenalis in healthy adult domestic ruminants

Parasitology Research

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1443-1448

  Castro Hermida, José Antonio ^a   Almeida, André ^b   González Warleta, Marta ^a   Correia Da Costa, José M ^b   Rumbo Lorenzo, Carlos ^a   Mezo, Mercedes ^a  

^a Centro de Investigacions Agrarias de Mabegondo   (Spain)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; GIARDIA DUODENALIS; GIARDIASIS; GOAT; INFECTION RATE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; BOS; CAPRA HIRCUS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34548574643     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-007-0624-6     Document Type: Article

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