Looks can deceive: Molecular identity of an intraerythrocytic apicomplexan parasite in Australian gliders

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 105-111

  Zhu, Bing Y ^a   Hartigan, Ashlie ^a   Reppas, George ^b   Higgins, Damien P ^a   Canfield, Paul J ^a   Šlapeta, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Symbion Vetnostics   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apicomplexa; Australia; DNA identity; Erythrocyte; Hepatozoon petauri; Marsupials; Protozoa; Toxoplasma

Indexed keywords

APICOMPLEXA; ARTICLE; BESNOITIOSIS; BLOOD PARASITE; COCCIDIA; DNA DETERMINATION; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE; MARSUPIAL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; PHALANGERIDAE; PHYLOGENY; SARCOCYSTIDAE;

APICOMPLEXA; BESNOITIA; COCCIDIA; CYSTOISOSPORA; HAMMONDIA; HEPATOZOON; HYALOKLOSSIA LIEBERKUEHNI; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; NEOSPORA CANINUM; PETAURUS AUSTRALIS; PROTOZOA; SARCOCYSTIDAE; SARCOCYSTIS; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 58149476159     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.10.031     Document Type: Article

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