Morphological and molecular characterization of Trypanosoma copemani n. sp. (Trypanosomatidae) isolated from Gilbert's potoroo (Potorous gilbertii) and quokka (Setonix brachyurus)

Parasitology

Volumn 136, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 783-792

  Austen, J M ^a   Jefferies, R ^c   Friend, J A ^b   Ryan, U ^a   Adams, P ^a   Reid, S A ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Haemoparasite; Marsupial; Potorous gilbertii; Setonix brachyurus; Trypanosoma copemani; Trypanosome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD SMEAR; MARSUPIAL; MICROMORPHOLOGY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POTOROUS GILBERTII; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT KANGAROO; SETONIX BRACHYURUS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA COPEMANI; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WILD ANIMAL;

BETTONGIA; BETTONGIA PENICILLATA; HERPETOSOMA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; POTOROUS; POTOROUS GILBERTII; SETONIX BRACHYURUS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA SP.; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE; VOMBATUS URSINUS;

PROTOZOAL DNA; RNA 18S;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; DNA, PROTOZOAN; MACROPODIDAE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POTOROIDAE; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

EID: 67651177625     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182009005927     Document Type: Article

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