Babesia canis canis and Babesia canis vogeli infections in dogs from northern Portugal

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 156, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 199-204

  Cardoso, Luís ^a,b   Costa, Álvaro ^c   Tuna, Joana ^c   Vieira, Lisete ^c   Eyal, Osnat ^d   Yisaschar Mekuzas, Yael ^d   Baneth, Gad ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c Os Bichos Veterinary Clinic   (Portugal)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

18S rRNA gene; Babesia canis canis; Babesia canis vogeli; Babesiosis; Dog; Portugal

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIA CANIS CANIS; BABESIA CANIS VOGELI; BABESIOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORTUGAL;

ANIMALS; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORTUGAL;

ANIMALIA; BABESIA; BABESIA CANIS; BABESIA CANIS CANIS; BABESIA CANIS VOGELI; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 50549094095     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.05.027     Document Type: Article

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