Trichinella zimbabwensis in a naturally infected mammal

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-38

  La Grange, L J ^a   Marucci, G ^b   Pozio, E ^b  

^a Department of Agriculture and Land Administration ^*  (South Africa)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ALLIGATOR; ARTICLE; GENE SEQUENCE; LARVA; LION; LIZARD; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; SOUTH AFRICA; TRCHINELLA NELSONI; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINELLA T8; TRICHINELLA ZIMBABWENSIS; TRICHINOSIS; WILDLIFE;

ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; LIONS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINELLOSIS;

CANIDAE; CROCODYLUS NILOTICUS; MAMMALIA; PANTHERA LEO; REPTILIA; RODENTIA; SUIDAE; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINELLA NELSONI; TRICHINELLA ZIMBABWENSIS; VARANUS; VARANUS NILOTICUS;

EID: 77949655551     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022149X09990241     Document Type: Article

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