A case of canine Angiostrongylus vasorum in Scotland confirmed by PCR and sequence analysis

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 255-259

  Helm, J ^c   Gilleard, J S ^b   Jackson, M ^c   Redman, E ^a   Bell, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Canada)

^c Division of Companion Animal Sciences

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FECES; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; NUCLEIC ACID DATABASE; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRONGYLE INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS; ANIMALS; DATABASES, NUCLEIC ACID; DNA PRIMERS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FECES; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SCOTLAND; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS VASORUM; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 65149100744     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: 17485827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2009.00741.x     Document Type: Article

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