Occurrence and molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. in yaks (Bos grunniens) in China

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 202, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 113-118

  Ma, Jingbo ^a   Cai, Jinzhong ^b   Ma, Jiawen ^a   Feng, Yaoyu ^a   Xiao, Lihua ^c  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Qinghai Acad of Anim and Vet Med   (China)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

18S rRNA gene; Cryptosporidium; Genotype; Nested PCR; Qinghai; Yaks

Indexed keywords

RNA 18S;

18S RRNA GENE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CALF (BOVINE); CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM ANDERSONI; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM BOVIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM RYANAE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM UBIQUITUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM XIAOI; FECES CULTURE; GENOTYPE; INFECTION RATE; MIXED INFECTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; WEANING; YAK; YEARLING;

BOS; BOS GRUNNIENS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM ANDERSONI; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM BOVIS;

18S RRNA GENE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GENOTYPE; NESTED PCR; QINGHAI; YAKS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CHINA; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S;

EID: 84900461069     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.03.030     Document Type: Article

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