Cyst morphology and sequence analysis of the small subunit rDNA and ef1α identifies a novel Giardia genotype in a quenda (Isoodon obesulus) from Western Australia

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 365-370

  Adams, Peter J ^a   Monis, Paul T ^b   Elliot, Aileen D ^a   Thompson, R C Andrew ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN WATER QUALITY CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ef1 ; Giardia; Marsupial; Phylogenetic; Small subunit rDNA

Indexed keywords

ELONGATION FACTOR 1ALPHA; SMALL SUBUNIT RIBOSOMAL RNA;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FAUNA; FECES ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; GIARDIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE ISOLATION; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES ENDEMICITY;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FECES; GENOTYPE; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; MARSUPIALIA; PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTOR 1; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

GIARDIA; ISOODON OBESULUS; METATHERIA;

EID: 4544290936     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2004.05.003     Document Type: Article

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