First molecular characterization of Babesia vogeli in two naturally infected dogs of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 157, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 294-298

  Eiras, Diego Fernando ^a,b   Basabe, Julia ^a,b   Mesplet, María ^c   Schnittger, Leonhard ^c  

^a Laboratorio Diagnostico en Animales Pequenos Buenos Aires   (Argentina)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS   (Argentina)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Babesia vogeli; Canine babesiosis; PCR

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; RNA 18S;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIA CANIS; BABESIA ROSSI; BABESIA VOGELI; BABESIOSIS; BLOOD SMEAR; DNA EXTRACTION; DOG; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITEMIA; PATHOGENESIS; PHYLOGENY; RNA GENE;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S;

BABESIA; BABESIA CANIS; BABESIA ROSSI; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 53049107712     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.07.037     Document Type: Article

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