Phylogenetic comparison of avian Haemosporidian parasites from resident and migratory birds in Northern Japan

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 235-242

  Yoshimura, Aya ^a,b   Koketsu, Mami ^a   Bando, Hironori ^a,c   Saiki, Erisha ^a,c   Suzuki, Moemi ^a   Watanabe, Yusaku ^d   Kanuka, Hirotaka ^a,c   Fukumoto, Shinya ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^c JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d Iwate Wildlife Rescue Center ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Haemoproteus; Japan; Leucocytozoon; PCR; Plasmodium; Wild birds

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIRD; BIRD DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HAEMOSPORIDA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; JAPAN; PARASITOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; HAEMOSPORIDA; JAPAN; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL;

EID: 84905026398     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/2013-03-071     Document Type: Article

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