The molecular epidemiology of Cryptosporidium and Giardia infections in coyotes from Alberta, Canada, and observations on some cohabiting parasites

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 167-170

  Thompson, R C Andrew ^a   Colwell, Doug D ^b   Shury, Todd ^c   Appelbee, Amber J ^d   Read, Carolyn ^a   Njiru, Zablon ^a   Olson, Merle E ^d  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c PARKS CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alberta; Coyote; Cryptosporidium; Genotyping; Giardia; Toxascaris

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASCARIDOIDEA; CANADA; COYOTE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GENOTYPE; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; TAENIA;

ALBERTA; ANIMALS; COYOTES; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALIA; CANIS LATRANS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM CANIS; GIARDIA; TAENIA; TOXASCARIS; VERMES;

EID: 58149468600     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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