Molecular detection of Hepatozoon spp. in Brazilian and exotic wild carnivores

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 173, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 134-138

  Andre M R ^a   Adania, C H ^b   Teixeira, R H F ^c   Vargas, G H ^a   Falcade, M ^d   Sousa, L ^e   Salles, A R ^f   Allegretti, S M ^g   Felippe, P A N ^g   Machado, R Z ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b Associacao Mata Ciliar   (Brazil)

^c Zoológico de Sorocaba   (Brazil)

^d Zoológico de Americana   (Brazil)

^e Zoológico de Ilha Solteira   (Brazil)

^f Zoológico de São Carlos   (Brazil)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Hepatozoon spp.; Wild canids; Wild felids

Indexed keywords

DNA; RNA 18S;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APICOMPLEXA; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BUSH DOG; CANIDAE; CARNIVORE; CRAB EATING FOX; DNA SEQUENCE; EXOTIC SPECIES; FELIDAE; FOX; HEPATOZOON; JAGUARONDI; LITTLE SPOTTED CAT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PHYLOGENY; PUMA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; WILD ANIMAL; WOLF;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; APICOMPLEXA; BRAZIL; CANIDAE; FELIDAE; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; CANIDAE; CHRYSOCYON BRACHYURUS; DUSICYON THOUS; FELIDAE; HEPATOZOON; LEOPARDUS TIGRINUS; SPEOTHOS VENATICUS;

EID: 77956265340     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.06.014     Document Type: Article

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