Giardia in Western Australian wildlife

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 170, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 207-211

  Thompson, R C A ^a   Smith, A ^a   Lymbery, A J ^a   Averis, S ^a   Morris, K D ^b   Wayne, A F ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Giardia; Host specific; Western Australia; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GIARDIA; HOST RANGE; MARSUPIAL; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; URBAN AREA; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; FECES; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; MARSUPIALIA; PREVALENCE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

GIARDIA; ISOODON OBESULUS; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA;

EID: 77953127132     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.02.012     Document Type: Article

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