Restricted genetic diversity in the ubiquitous cattle parasite, Sarcocystis cruzi

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 588-592

  Rosenthal, Benjamin M ^a   Dunams, Detiger B ^a   Pritt, Bobbi ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef; Cattle; Coccidia; Dog; Domestication; Food safety; Parasites; Population genetics; Sarcocystis

Indexed keywords

DNA 18S; RIBOSOME DNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASIA; BUFFALO; CATTLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTIS CRUZI; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; URUGUAY; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COCCIDIOSIS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SARCOCYSTIS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

BISON; BOS; BOS INDICUS; BOVINAE; BUBALUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; COCCIDIA; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTIS CRUZI;

EID: 50249090062     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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