Limited genetic diversity among Sarcocystis neurona strains infecting southern sea otters precludes distinction between marine and terrestrial isolates

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 169, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 37-44

  Wendte, J M ^a,b,c   Miller, M A ^d   Nandra, A K ^a   Peat, S M ^e,f   Crosbie, P R ^e   Conrad, P A ^g   Grigg, M E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Genotyping; Population genetics; Sarcocystis neurona; Sea otter (Enhydra lutris); SnSAG

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; PARASITE ANTIGEN; RNA POLYMERASE;

ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARNIVORA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EQUINE PROTOZOAL MYELOENCEPHALITIS; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; MAMMAL; MARINE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORTHOLOGY; PARASITE ISOLATION; PLASTID; POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE; SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA; TERRESTRIAL SPECIES;

ANIMALS; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; GENETIC VARIATION; MARINE BIOLOGY; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OTTERS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTOSIS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ENHYDRA; ENHYDRA LUTRIS; ENHYDRA LUTRIS NEREIS; MAMMALIA; SARCOCYSTIS FALCATULA; SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 77951091232     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.12.020     Document Type: Article

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