Examination of naturally exposed bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) for microsporia, Cryptosporidium, and Giardia

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 143-147

  Fayer, R ^a   Fair, P A ^a,b   Bossart, G D ^a,c   Santin M ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR COASTAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND BIOMOLECULAR RESEARCH   (United States)

^c FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

CAPTURE METHOD; DNA; DOLPHIN; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAN; RNA; TYPE SPECIMEN;

ARTICLE; BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DNA EXTRACTION; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GIARDIA; LAND BIOME; LIVESTOCK; MALE; MICROSPORIDA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BOTTLE-NOSED DOLPHIN; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FECES; FEMALE; FLORIDA; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; MALE; MICROSPORIDA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECTUM; SOUTH CAROLINA;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SP.; ENTEROCYTOZOON BIENEUSI; GIARDIA; GIARDIA SP.; KABATANA TAKEDAI; MAMMALIA; MICROGEMMA; MICROSPORIDIA; MICROSPORUM; TETRAMICRA BREVIFILUM; TINCA; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 40949105253     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-1262.1     Document Type: Article

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