Molecular identification of Cryptosporidium spp. from fecal samples of felines, canines and bovines in the state of São Paulo, Brazil

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 291-296

  Thomaz, Alexandre ^a   Meireles, Marcelo V ^b   Soares, Rodrigo M ^a   Pena, Hilda F J ^a   Gennari, Solange M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bovines; Cats; Cryptosporidium; Dogs; Genotypic characterization

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA EXTRACTION; DOG; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYST; PARASITE ISOLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FECES; GENOTYPE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BOVINAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM BOVIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM CANIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM FELIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM;

EID: 36349008563     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.09.023     Document Type: Article

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