Cryptosporidiosis in two alpaca (Lama pacos) holdings in the South-West of England

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 175, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 419-422

  Twomey, D F ^a   Barlow, A M ^a   Bell, S ^a   Chalmers, R M ^b   Elwin, K ^b   Giles, M ^a   Higgins, R J ^a   Robinson, G ^b   Stringer, R M ^c  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b SINGLETON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Wolfgar Veterinary Practice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alpaca; Cria; Cryptosporidiosis; Cryptosporidium parvum; Diarrhoea; South American camelid

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANE PROTEIN; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE SEQUENCE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; LAMA PACOS; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ENGLAND; FECES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA, PROTOZOAN;

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; LAMA PACOS;

EID: 40449138481     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.01.017     Document Type: Article

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