Molecular characterization of Babesia kiwiensis from the Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli)

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 557-560

  Jefferies, R ^a   Down, J ^a   McInnes, L ^a   Ryan, U ^a   Robertson, H ^b   Jakob Hoff, R ^c   Irwin, P ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^c New Zealand Centre for Conservation Medicine   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; RNA 18S;

CAPTIVE POPULATION; DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAN; RNA; SEABIRD; TAXONOMY; TICK;

APTERYX MANTELLI; ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIA KIWIENSIS; BIRD; BLOOD SAMPLING; BROWN KIWI; COCCIDIA; FOWL; GENE; GENETICS; INTROSPECTION; IXODES; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RATITE; SCREENING; SPECIES; TAXONOMY; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANIMALS, ZOO; ARACHNID VECTORS; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; BIRD DISEASES; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; IXODES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEW ZEALAND; PALAEOGNATHAE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ANATIS; APTERYX AUSTRALIS; APTERYX AUSTRALIS MANTELLI; AVES; BABESIA; BABESIA KIWIENSIS; IXODES; IXODIDA; PIROPLASMIDA;

EID: 43949145262     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-1344.1     Document Type: Article

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