Comparisons of mammalian Giardia duodenalis assemblages based on the β-giardin, glutamate dehydrogenase and triose phosphate isomerase genes

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 189, Issue 2-4, 2012, Pages 182-188

  Scorza, Andrea V ^a   Ballweber, Lora R ^a   Tangtrongsup, Sahatchai ^a   Panuska, Carla ^a   Lappin, Michael R ^a  

^a Department of Clinical Sciences ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cats; Dogs; Genotyping; Giardia

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; TRIOSEPHOSPHATE ISOMERASE;

ARTICLE; BETA GIARDIN GENE; CALF (MAMMAL); CAMEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EXPERIMENTAL CAT; EXPERIMENTAL DOG; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GIARDIA DUODENALIS; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE GENE; HORSE; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE ISOLATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SHEEP; SPECIES COMPARISON; TRIOSEPHOSPHATE ISOMERASE GENE;

ANIMALS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; FECES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRIOSE-PHOSPHATE ISOMERASE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; EQUIDAE; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; LAMA GLAMA; LAMA PACOS; MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84866304279     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.04.032     Document Type: Article

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