Giardia duodenalis cysts isolated from wild moose and reindeer in Norway: Genetic characterization by PCR-RFLP and sequence analysis at two genes

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 576-585

  Robertson, Lucy J ^a   Forberg, T ^a,b   Hermansen, L ^a   Hamnes, I S ^a,c   Gjerde, B ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cervids; Genotyping; Giardia duodenalis; Moose; PCR RFLP; Reindeer; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

ALCES ALCES; BOS; CERVIDAE; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 36448952724     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-43.4.576     Document Type: Article

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