Phylogenetic analysis of Sarcocystis nesbitti (Coccidia: Sarcocystidae) suggests a snake as its probable definitive host

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 183, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 373-376

  Tian, Ming ^a   Chen, Yuanxiao ^a   Wu, Lanou ^a   Rosenthal, Benjamin M ^b   Liu, Xu ^a   He, Yongshu ^a   Dunams, Detiger B ^b   Cui, Liwang ^c   Yang, Zhaoqing ^a  

^a KUNMING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

18S rRNA gene; Definitive host; Monkey; Phylogenetic analysis; Sarcocystis

Indexed keywords

RNA 18S;

ARTICLE; COCCIDIA; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HOST; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SARCOCYSTIS NESBITTI; SNAKE; SPECIES COMPARISON;

ANIMALS; HOST SPECIFICITY; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MONKEY DISEASES; PHYLOGENY; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTOSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SNAKES;

COCCIDIA; MACACA MULATTA; SARCOCYSTIDAE; SARCOCYSTIS; SERPENTES;

EID: 83255185161     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.07.034     Document Type: Article

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