Modest genetic differentiation among North American populations of Sarcocystis neurona may reflect expansion in its geographic range

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 152, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 8-15

  Sundar, N ^a   Asmundsson, I M ^a   Thomas, N J ^b   Samuel, M D ^c   Dubey, J P ^a   Rosenthal, B M ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Microsatellite; PCR; Raccoon (Procyon lotor); Sarcocystis neurona; Sea otter (Enhydra lutris); Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARNIVORA; COCCIDIOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA ISOLATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; OPOSSUM; RACCOON; SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CALIFORNIA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM PROTOZOAL INFECTIONS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MEPHITIDAE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; OTTERS; PHYLOGENY; RACCOONS; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTOSIS; TONGUE; VARIATION (GENETICS); WASHINGTON;

DIDELPHIDAE; DIDELPHIS VIRGINIANA; ENHYDRA; ENHYDRA LUTRIS; EQUIDAE; MAMMALIA; MEPHITIS; MEPHITIS MEPHITIS; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA;

EID: 38749096294     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.12.017     Document Type: Article

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