Theileria gilberti n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Theileriidae) in the Gilbert's Potoroo (Potorous gilbertii)

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 290-295

  Lee, Jereme Y ^a   Ryan, Una M ^a   Jefferies, Ryan ^b   McInnes, Linda M ^a   Forshaw, David ^c   Friend, J Anathony ^d   Irwin, Peter J ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Haemoparasite; Marsupial isolate; Piroplasm; Potoroo; Theileria gilberti

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA; PROTOZOAL RNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 18S;

BLOOD; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MARSUPIAL; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; NOMENCLATURE; PHYLOGENETICS; PROTOZOAN; RNA;

ANIMAL; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOLOGY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; RAT KANGAROO; RNA GENE; THEILERIA;

ANIMALS; BLOOD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENES, RRNA; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POTOROIDAE; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; THEILERIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; TWO PEOPLES BAY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

APICOMPLEXA; METATHERIA; POTOROUS; POTOROUS GILBERTII; THEILERIA; THEILERIIDAE;

EID: 65849370541     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2009.00398.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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