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Genetic diversity of benign Theileria parasites of cattle in the Okinawa Prefecture.
The Journal of veterinary medical science - 1 Dec 2006
Zakimi Satoshi, Kim Jung-Yeon, Oshiro Mamoru, Hayashida Kyoko, Fujisaki Kozo, Sugimoto Chihiro
Abstract excerpt
Benign Theileria parasites of cattle distributed in the Okinawa prefecture were characterized by allele-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and DNA sequence analysis of the major piroplasm surface protein (MPSP) gene. Using universal or allele-specific primer sets, parasite DNA was amplified in 31 out of 48 blood samples obtained from beef cattle. Among the positive cases, mixed infections involving various...
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