Molecular identification and prevalence of Isospora sp. in pigs in Western Australia using a PCR-RFLP assay

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 191-193

  Johnson, Johanna ^a   Samarasinghe, Bimba ^a   Buddle, Ross ^a   Armson, Anthony ^a   Ryan, Una ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Isospora; PCR RFLP; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 1; RIBOSOME DNA;

ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLEANING; DIARRHEA; DOMESTIC PIG; FECES ANALYSIS; INFECTION CONTROL; ISOSPORA; ISOSPORA SUIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; WEANING;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; FECES; FEMALE; ISOSPORA; ISOSPORIASIS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PREVALENCE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; ISOSPORA; ISOSPORA SUIS; SUIDAE; SUS; SUS SCROFA DOMESTICA;

EID: 51249121337     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2008.06.005     Document Type: Article

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