Baylisascaris procyonis in raccoons (Procyon lotor) from North Carolina and current status of the parasite in the USA

Parasitology Research

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 693-698

  Hernandez, Sonia M ^a   Galbreath, Brianna ^a   Riddle, Dennis F ^b   Moore, Andrew P ^b   Palamar, Maria B ^c   Levy, Michael G ^c   Deperno, Christopher S ^c   Correa, Maria T ^c   Yabsley, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 2;

ARTICLE; BAYLISASCARIASIS; BAYLISASCARIS PROCYONIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE LOAD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACCOON; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ASCARIDIDA INFECTIONS; ASCARIDOIDEA; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, INTERGENIC; PARASITE LOAD; PREVALENCE; RACCOONS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; BAYLISASCARIS PROCYONIS; MAMMALIA; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR;

EID: 84878361327     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-012-3186-1     Document Type: Article

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