Detection of Neospora caninum DNA in capybaras and phylogenetic analysis

Parasitology International

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 376-379

  Truppel, Jessé Henrique ^a   Montiani Ferreira, Fabiano ^a   Lange, Rogério Ribas ^a   Vilani, Ricardo Guilherme D'Otaviano de Castro ^a   Reifur, Larissa ^a   Boerger, Walter ^a   da Costa Ribeiro, Magda Clara Vieira ^a   Thomaz Soccol, Vanete ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b Positive University   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Capybaras; Epidemiology; Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris; Molecular phylogeny; Neospora caninum; Rodents; Sylvatic cycle

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAZIL; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; HYDROCHAERIS HYDROCHAERIS; LIFE CYCLE; LIVER BIOPSY; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NEOSPOROSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RODENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

HYDROCHAERIS HYDROCHAERIS; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NEOSPORA SP.; RODENTIA;

EID: 77955340232     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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