Survey and molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium and Giardia spp. in owned companion animal, dogs and cats, in Japan

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 174, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 313-316

  Yoshiuchi, Ryusaku ^a   Matsubayashi, Makoto ^b,c   Kimata, Isao ^d   Furuya, Masaru ^a   Tani, Hiroyuki ^a   Sasai, Kazumi ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^c Osaka Yuhigaoka Gakuen Junior College   (Japan)

^d OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Giardia; Pet cats; Pet dogs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAT; COCCIDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM CANIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM FELIS; DOG; FECES ANALYSIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; GIARDIA; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; INFECTION RISK; JAPAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYST; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PET ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; JAPAN; MALE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM CANIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM FELIS; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 78649316149     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.09.004     Document Type: Article

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