Distribution of Cryptosporidium parvum subtypes in calves in Germany

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 154, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 8-13

  Broglia, A ^a   Reckinger, S ^a   Caccio S M ^b   Nockler K ^a  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT   (Germany)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calf; Cryptosporidium; Germany; Molecular typing; Subtypes

Indexed keywords

ENDONUCLEASE; GLYCOPROTEIN; RIBOSOME DNA;

ALLELE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CALF (BOVINE); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DNA EXTRACTION; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GERMANY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DNA, PROTOZOAN; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; GERMANY; PHYLOGENY;

BOVINAE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM;

EID: 43049099279     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.02.029     Document Type: Article

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