Sequence heterogeneity in the 18S rRNA gene within Theileria equi and Babesia caballi from horses in South Africa

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 112-120

  Bhoora, Raksha ^a   Franssen, Linda ^a,b   Oosthuizen, Marinda C ^a   Guthrie, Alan J ^a   Zweygarth, Erich ^c   Penzhorn, Barend L ^a   Jongejan, Frans ^a,b   Collins, Nicola E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology   (Netherlands)

^c ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

18S rRNA gene; Babesia caballi; Reverse line blot hybridization; Theileria equi

Indexed keywords

RNA 18S;

ARTICLE; BABESIA CABALLI; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; HORSE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PHYLOGENY; PIROPLASMOSIS; RNA GENE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOUTH AFRICA; THEILERIA;

ANIMALS; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; BASE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIATION; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SOUTH AFRICA; THEILERIA; THEILERIASIS;

BABESIA CABALLI; EQUIDAE; EQUUS SUBG. HIPPOTIGRIS; EUKARYOTA; THEILERIA EQUI;

EID: 58149465180     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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