Toxocara eggs shed by dogs and cats and their molecular and morphometric species-specific identification: Is the finding of T. cati eggs shed by dogs of epidemiological relevance?

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 177, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 186-189

  Fahrion, A S ^a,b   Schnyder, M ^a   Wichert, B ^a   Deplazes, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Morphology; PCR; Species differentiation; Toxocara canis; Toxocara cati

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 2; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPROPHAGY; DOG; FECES ANALYSIS; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE EGG SHEDDING; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SWITZERLAND; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARA CATI; TOXOCARIASIS;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARIASIS;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARA CATI;

EID: 79953164355     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.11.028     Document Type: Article

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