A longitudinal study of Giardia duodenalis genotypes in dairy cows from birth to 2 years of age

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 162, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 40-45

  Santín, Mónica ^a   Trout, James M ^a   Fayer, Ronald ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Dairy cows; Genotype; Giardia; PCR; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

SMALL SUBUNIT RIBOSOMAL RNA;

ARTICLE; CYST; DAIRY CATTLE; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; GIARDIA DUODENALIS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AGING; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; FECES; FEMALE; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MARYLAND; PREVALENCE;

BOS; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 67349179091     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.02.008     Document Type: Article

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