Molecular prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp. in dairy calves in Southern states of India

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 188, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 19-24

  Venu, R ^a   Latha, B R ^a   Basith, S Abdul ^a   Raj, G Dhinakar ^a   Sreekumar, C ^b   Raman, M ^a  

^a MADRAS VETERINARY COLLEGE   (India)

^b Sheep Breeding Research Station   (India)

Author keywords

18S rRNA; Cattle; Cryptosporidium; Genotyping; India; Nested PCR

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; RNA 18S;

ARTICLE; CALF (BOVINE); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM ANDERSONI; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM BOVIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM RYANAE; DAIRY CATTLE; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES CULTURE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INDIA; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RNA SEQUENCE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DAIRYING; FECES; INDIA; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE;

BOS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM ANDERSONI; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM BOVIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM;

EID: 84863221336     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.02.025     Document Type: Article

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