Molecular pathology, taxonomy and epidemiology of Besnoitia species (Protozoa: Sarcocystidae)

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1564-1576

  Olias, Philipp ^a   Schade, Benjamin ^b   Mehlhorn, Heinz ^c  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Bavarian Animal Health Service   (Germany)

^c HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Besnoitia besnoiti; Besnoitiosis; Emerging disease; Migratory birds; Molecular epidemiology; Parasite; Vector borne disease

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 1; LIVE VACCINE; MOLECULAR MARKER;

BESNOITIA BENNETTI; BESNOITIA BESNOITI; BESNOITIA CAPRAE; BESNOITIA TARANDI; BESNOITIOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCCIDIA; CYST (RESTING STAGE); GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MIGRATORY SPECIES; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VECTOR; PARASITE VIRULENCE; POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COCCIDIOSIS; DISEASE VECTORS; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; MALE; MAMMALS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PREGNANCY; SARCOCYSTIDAE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BESNOITIA; BESNOITIA BENNETTI; BESNOITIA BESNOITI; BESNOITIA CAPRAE; BESNOITIA TARANDI; BOS; BOVINAE; MAMMALIA; NEOSPORA CANINUM; PROTOZOA; SARCOCYSTIDAE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 80053575939     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: 15677257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2011.08.006     Document Type: Review

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