Detection of a Babesia species in a bobcat from Georgia

Southeastern Naturalist

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 243-247

  Shock, Barbara C ^a   Lockhart, J Mitchell ^b   Birkenheuer, Adam J ^c   Yabsley, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BABESIA; BABESIA SP.; BABESIA SP. COCO; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYTAUXZOON FELIS; FELIDAE; LYNX; LYNX RUFUS; PUMA CONCOLOR CORYI; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTIS SP.;

EID: 84876805045     PISSN: 15287092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/058.012.0120     Document Type: Article

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