Molecular characterization of Babesia canis canis isolates from naturally infected dogs in Poland

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 152, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 235-241

  Adaszek, Lukasz ^a   Winiarczyk, Stanislaw ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES IN LUBLIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

18S RNA; Babesia canis; Dog; PCR

Indexed keywords

RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; RNA 18S;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BABESIA; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITOSIS; POLAND; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VENOUS BLOOD;

ANIMALS; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLAND; RESTRICTION MAPPING; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S;

BABESIA; BABESIA CANIS; BABESIA CANIS CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 40249095860     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.12.024     Document Type: Article

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