Molecular characterization of a new genotype of Cryptosporidium from American minks (Mustela vison) in China

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 154, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 162-166

  Wang, Rongjun ^a   Zhang, Longxian ^a   Feng, Yaoyu ^b   Ning, Changshen ^a   Jian, Fuchun ^a   Xiao, Lihua ^c   Zhao, Jinfeng ^a   Wang, Yongli ^a  

^a HENAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

18S rRNA; Actin; COWP; Cryptosporidium; HSP70; Mink; Mink genotype

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; NUCLEOTIDE; PROTEIN COWP; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; RNA 18S;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; FECES ANALYSIS; FLOTATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MINK; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHINA; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; FECES; GENOTYPE; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; MINK; PHYLOGENY; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM ANDERSONI; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM HOMINIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM MURIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; MUSTELA; MUSTELA VISON;

EID: 43049159568     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.12.038     Document Type: Article

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