Diversity of gastrointestinal helminths among murid rodents from northern and northeastern Thailand

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 21-28

  Chaisiri, Kittipong ^a   Chaeychomsri, Win ^b   Siruntawineti, Jindawan ^b   Ribas, Alexis ^c   Herbreteau, Vincent ^d,e   Morand, Serge ^d,f  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d CIRAD   (France)

^e UMR TETIS   (France)

^f INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal helminths; Habitat; Rodents; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856156036     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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