Sarcocystis in moose (Alces alces): Molecular identification and phylogeny of six Sarcocystis species in moose, and a morphological description of three new species

Parasitology Research

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 93-110

  Dahlgren, Stina S ^a   Gjerde, Bjørn ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SMALL SUBUNIT RIBOSOMAL RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANADA; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; MOOSE; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; MUSCLE TISSUE; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA GENE; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTIS ALCES; SARCOCYSTIS ALCESLATRANS; SARCOCYSTIS OVALIS; SARCOCYSTIS SCANDINAVICA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

ANIMALS; DEER; ESOPHAGUS; HEART; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYLOGENY; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTOSIS;

ALCES; ALCES ALCES; CERVIDAE; CERVUS NIPPON; RANGIFER TARANDUS; SARCOCYSTIS;

EID: 43049143822     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-008-0936-1     Document Type: Article

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