Diagnosis of Sarcocystis spp. in cattle (Bos taurus) and water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) in Northern Vietnam

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 166, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 314-320

  Jehle, C ^a   Dinkel, A ^a   Sander, A ^a   Morent, M ^a   Romig, T ^a   Luc, P V ^b   De, T V ^b   Thai, V V ^b   Mackenstedt, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Cattle; Prevalence; Sarcocystis spp.; Vietnam; Water buffalo

Indexed keywords

DNA 18S;

AMPLICON; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BUFFALO; CATTLE DISEASE; CATTLE FARMING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MEAT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTIS CRUZI; SARCOCYSTIS FUSIFORMIS; SARCOCYSTIS HIRSUTA; SARCOCYSTIS HOMINIS; SARCOCYSTOSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIET NAM;

ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; MALE; MEAT; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PREVALENCE; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTOSIS; VIETNAM;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTIS CRUZI; SARCOCYSTIS FUSIFORMIS; SARCOCYSTIS HIRSUTA; SARCOCYSTIS HOMINIS;

EID: 70449532130     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.08.024     Document Type: Article

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