Autochthonous canine Dirofilaria repens in the vicinity of Warsaw

Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 659-661

  Masny, A ^a   Lewin, T ^b   Salamatin, R ^a,c   Golab, E ^a  

^a NATIONAL MEDICINES INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b VISVET Tomasz Lewin ^*  (Poland)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Canine dirofilariosis; D. repens; DNA isolation; PCR

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DIROFILARIA REPENS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; POLAND; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; DIROFILARIA REPENS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; POLAND; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA REPENS;

EID: 84855182308     PISSN: 15051773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10181-011-0098-4     Document Type: Article

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