Prevalence of intestinal parasites and genotyping of Giardia intestinalis in pet shop puppies in east Japan

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 74-78

  Itoh, N ^a   Itagaki, T ^b   Kawabata, T ^c   Konaka, T ^d   Muraoka, N ^e   Saeki, H ^f   Kanai, K ^a   Chikazawa, S ^a   Hori, Y ^a   Hoshi, F ^a   Higuchi, S ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Kojima Animal Hospital   (Japan)

^d Konaka Animal Hospital   (Japan)

^e Muraoka Animal Clinic   (Japan)

^f Saeki Veterinary Science   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cystoisospora; Genotype; Giardia; Intestinal parasite; Pet shop; Puppy

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ANTIGEN; COPROANTIGEN; FORMALDEHYDE; GENOMIC DNA; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; ASCARIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOISOSPORA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES CULTURE; GENOTYPE; GIARDIA; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HOOKWORM; INTESTINE PARASITE; JAPAN; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOON; PUPPY; SEDIMENTATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRONGYLOIDES; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENOTYPE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; JAPAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYSTOISOSPORA; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; PROTOZOA; STRONGYLOIDES;

EID: 79951577896     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.10.048     Document Type: Article

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