Genotypic Diversity of Theileria orientalis detected from cattle grazing in Kumamoto and Okinawa prefectures of Japan

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 305-312

  Yokoyama, Naoaki ^a   Ueno, Akio ^a   Mizuno, Daisuke ^a   Kuboki, Noritaka ^a   Khukhuu, Altangerel ^a   Igarashi, Ikuo ^a   Miyahara, Tokuji ^b   Shiraishi, Takashi ^c   Kudo, Ryuta ^d   Oshiro, Mamoru ^e   Zakimi, Satoshi ^e   Sugimoto, Chihiro ^f   Matsumoto, Kotaro ^a   Inokuma, Hisashi ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Kaketsuken   (Japan)

^c Aso Animal Hygiene Service Center of Kumamoto Prefecture   (Japan)

^d Jonan Animal Hygiene Service Center of Kumamoto Prefecture   (Japan)

^e Okinawa Prefectural Institute of Animal Health   (Japan)

^f HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cattle; Genotype specific PCR; Japan; MPSP gene; Theileria orientalis

Indexed keywords

MAJOR PIROPLASM SURFACE PROTEIN, THEILERIA; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CLASSIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; JAPAN; METABOLISM; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; THEILERIA; THEILERIOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CATTLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; JAPAN; PHYLOGENY; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; THEILERIA; THEILERIASIS;

BOS; BOVINAE; PROTOZOA; THEILERIA ORIENTALIS;

EID: 79953273921     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.10-0263     Document Type: Article

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