Genotypic characterisation of Giardia from domestic dogs in the USA

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 177, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 28-32

  Covacin, C ^a   Aucoin, D P ^b   Elliot, A ^a   Thompson, R C A ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ANTECH DIAGNOSTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic dogs; Giardia duodenalis; Molecular epidemiology; USA

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; GENOTYPE; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; GENETIC VARIATION; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; UNITED STATES; ZOONOSES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 79953164507     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.11.029     Document Type: Article

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