Morphological and molecular characterisation of a mixed Cryptosporidium muris/Cryptosporidium felis infection in a cat

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 175, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 160-164

  FitzGerald, Louise ^a   Bennett, Mark ^a   Ng, Josephine ^a   Nicholls, Philip ^a   James, Fleur ^a   Elliot, Aileen ^a   Slaven, Mike ^a   Ryan, Una ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cat; Cryptosporidium felis; Cryptosporidium muris; Genotyping; Mixed infection; Morphology

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AZITHROMYCIN; COBALAMIN; FENBENDAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE; PANACUR 100; TYLOSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT DISEASE; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM FELIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM MURIS; DUODENUM BIOPSY; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; FECES ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MESENTERY LYMPH NODE; MICROBIAL MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; SPLENOMEGALY; VOMITING;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIARRHEA; MALE;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM FELIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM MURIS; FELIS;

EID: 78649459829     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.10.003     Document Type: Article

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