Subtype distribution of Blastocystis isolates from a variety of animals from New South Wales, Australia

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 196, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 85-89

  Roberts, Tamalee ^a,b   Stark, Damien ^a   Harkness, Jock ^a   Ellis, John ^b  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blastocystis; Kangaroo; Subtype

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FECES ANALYSIS; FELIDAE; HOST; INCIDENCE; KANGAROO; MARSUPIAL; NONHUMAN; OSTRICH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; WALLAROO;

ANIMALIA; BLASTOCYSTIS; MACROPUS ROBUSTUS; MACROPUS RUFUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES; UNCIA UNCIA;

EID: 84880746306     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.01.011     Document Type: Article

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