Identification of the source of histoplasmosis infection in two captive maras (Dolichotis patagonum) from the same colony by using molecular and immunologic assays

Revista Argentina de Microbiologia

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 102-104

  Reyes Montes, M R ^a   Rodriguez Arellanes G ^a   Perez Torres A ^b   Rosas Rosas, A G ^c   Paras Garcia A ^c   Juan Salles C ^d   Taylor, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c Departamento de Veterinaria   (Mexico)

^d NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dot ELISA; Histoplasma capsulatum; Infection source; Maras; PCR; RAPD PCR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL DNA; FUNGAL DNA;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BROWN SPOT; DOLICHOTIS PATAGONUM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HARE; HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM; HISTOPLASMOSIS; LIVER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOIL ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; BAT; BIRD; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE CARRIER; FECES; GENETICS; HISTOPLASMA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEXICO; MICROBIOLOGY; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; RODENT; RODENT DISEASE; SPLEEN;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMALS; BIRDS; CHIROPTERA; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DNA, FUNGAL; FECES; HISTOPLASMA; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LIVER; MEXICO; MICE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; RODENT DISEASES; RODENTIA; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SPLEEN;

EID: 69449089114     PISSN: 03257541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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