Genetic variability of Cytauxzoon felis from 88 infected domestic cats in Arkansas and Georgia

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-63

  Brown, Holly M ^a   Berghaus, Roy D ^a   Latimer, Kenneth S ^a   Britt, James O ^b   Rakich, Pauline M ^a   Peterson, David S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

Cats; Cytauxzoon felis; Genetic variability; Internal transcribed spacer region

Indexed keywords

CYTAUXZOON FELIS; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 58249100183     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870902100109     Document Type: Article

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