Eimerid coccidia from capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) in southern Bahia, Brazil

Pesquisa Veterinaria Brasileira

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 323-328

  Albuquerque, George R ^a   Berto, Bruno P ^b   Catenacci, Lilian S ^c   Nogueira, Selene S Da C ^a   Nogueira Filho, Sérgio Luiz G ^a   Lopes, Carlos Wilson G ^b,d  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c Rua Major Homem d'El Rey   (Brazil)

^d UFRRJ ^*

Author keywords

Capybara; Eimeria ichiloensis; Eimeria trinidadensis; Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris; South America

Indexed keywords

COCCIDIA; EIMERIA; HYDROCHAERIS HYDROCHAERIS;

EID: 53049098437     PISSN: 0100736X     EISSN: 16785150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-736X2008000700001     Document Type: Article

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