Molecular characterization of Sarcocystis neurona strains from opossums (Didelphis virginiana) and intermediate hosts from Central California

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 170, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 20-29

  Rejmanek, Daniel ^a   Miller, Melissa A ^b   Grigg, Michael E ^c   Crosbie, Paul R ^d   Conrad, Patricia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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

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

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic marker; Microsatellite; Opossum (Didelphis virginiana); Sarcocystis neurona; Sea otter (Enhydra lutris); Surface antigen genes (SAGs)

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 1; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARNIVORA; CAT; COCCIDIAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA ISOLATION; ENCEPHALITIS; EQUINE PROTOZOAL MYELOENCEPHALITIS; GENETIC MARKER; HORSE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPOSSUM; PHYLOGENY; PORPOISE; SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA; SPOROCYST; UNITED STATES;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BASE SEQUENCE; CALIFORNIA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPOSSUMS; OTTERS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTOSIS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ANIMALIA; DIDELPHIDAE; DIDELPHIS VIRGINIANA; ENHYDRA; ENHYDRA LUTRIS; ENHYDRA LUTRIS NEREIS; EQUIDAE; PHOCOENA; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA;

EID: 77952891568     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.12.045     Document Type: Article

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