Neospora caninum: Detection in wild rabbits and investigation of co-infection with Toxoplasma gondii by PCR analysis

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 255-260

  Hughes, J M ^a   Thomasson, D ^a   Craig, P S ^a   Georgin, S ^a   Pickles, A ^b   Hide, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Malham Tarn FSC Field Study Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apicomlexa; Co infection; deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA; ELISA; enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; IFAT; indirect florescent test; Neospora caninum; PCR; polymerase chain reaction; Rabbit; SAG; surface antigen gene; TE; Toxoplasma gondii; Tris EDTA buffer; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; MIXED INFECTION; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; RABBIT; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALS; COCCIDIOSIS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ENGLAND; NEOSPORA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RABBITS; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; BOS; NEOSPORA CANINUM; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 53049083039     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2008.07.011     Document Type: Article

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