Trichomonosis in free-ranging eurasian collared doves (streptopelia decaocto) and african collared dove hybrids (Streptopelia risoria) in the caribbean and description of ITS-1 region genotypes

Avian Diseases

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 441-445

  Stimmelmayr, R ^a,b   Stefani, L M ^c   Thrall, M A ^a   Landers, K ^a   Revan, F ^a   Miller, A ^a   Beckstead, R ^d   Gerhold, R ^d,e  

^a ROSS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c SANTA CATARINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

African collared dove hybrids; Caribbean; Eurasian collared doves; Streptopelia decaocto; Streptopelia risoria; Trichomonas gallinae; trichomonosis; West Indies

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL AMERICA; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PARABASALIA; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRICHOMONAS; TRICHOMONIASIS;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; CARIBBEAN REGION; COLUMBIDAE; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; MALE; PARABASALIDEA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRICHOMONAS; TRICHOMONAS INFECTIONS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; COLUMBIDAE; COLUMBIFORMES; PARABASALIDEA; STREPTOPELIA DECAOCTO; STREPTOPELIA RISORIA; TRICHOMONAS; TRICHOMONAS GALLINAE;

EID: 84863652815     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/9905-082311-Case.1     Document Type: Article

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