Occurrence and genotype characterization of Giardia duodenalis in goat kids from the Canary Islands, Spain

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 154, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 137-141

  Ruiz, Antonio ^a   Foronda, Pilar ^b   González, Jorge F ^a   Guedes, Aránzazu ^a   Abreu Acosta, Néstor ^b   Molina, José M ^a   Valladares, Basilio ^b  

^a Department of Animal Pathology   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Genotype; Giardia duodenalis; Goats; Occurrence

Indexed keywords

ISOMERASE; PHOSPHATE; PROTEIN BETA GIARDIN; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GIARDIA DUODENALIS; KID (GOAT); LIVESTOCK; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPAIN;

ANIMALS; GENOTYPE; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; PHYLOGENY; SPAIN;

ANIMALIA; BOS; CAPRA HIRCUS; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; OVIS ARIES; PROTOZOA;

EID: 43049136541     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.03.003     Document Type: Article

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