Epidemiology and pathology of avian malaria in penguins undergoing rehabilitation in Brazil

Veterinary Research

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Vanstreels, Ralph Eric Thijl ^a   Da Silva Filho, Rodolfo Pinho ^b   Kolesnikovas, Cristiane Kiyomi Miyaji ^c   Bhering, Renata Cristina Campos ^d   Ruoppolo, Valeria ^a,e   Epiphanio, Sabrina ^a   Amaku, Marcos ^a   Junior, Francisco Carlos Ferreira ^f   Braga, Érika Martins ^f   Catão Dias, José Luiz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

^c Associação R3 Animal Rodovia João Gualberto Soares Entrada Do Parque Estadual Do Rio Vermelho Barra da Lagoa   (Brazil)

^d Instituto de Pesquisa e Reabilitação de Animais Marinhos Rodovia BR 262 Instituto Estadual de Meio Ambiente e Recursos Hídricos Jardim América   (Brazil)

^e INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE   (United States)

^f FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; PLASMODIUM CATHEMERIUM; PLASMODIUM NUCLEOPHILUM; SPHENISCIDAE; SPHENISCUS MAGELLANICUS;

CYTOCHROME B; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; BRAZIL; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALARIA, AVIAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PENGUIN; PHYLOGENY; PLASMODIUM; SEASON; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CYTOCHROMES B; MALARIA, AVIAN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLASMODIUM; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SEASONS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 84924940206     PISSN: 09284249     EISSN: 12979716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13567-015-0160-9     Document Type: Article

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