Genetic Diversity of Blastocystis in Livestock and Zoo Animals

Protist

Volumn 164, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 497-509

  Alfellani, Mohammed A ^a,d   Taner Mulla, Derya ^a   Jacob, Alison S ^a   Imeede, Christine Atim ^a   Yoshikawa, Hisao ^b   Stensvold, C Rune ^c   Clark, C Graham ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b NARA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^d SEBHA UNIVERSITY   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

Blastocystis; Epidemiology; Livestock; Phylogeny; Subtype.

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; BLASTOCYSTIS; EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 84879348335     PISSN: 14344610     EISSN: 16180941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.protis.2013.05.003     Document Type: Article

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