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First record of Giardia assemblage D infection in farmed raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides).
Annals of agricultural and environmental medicine : AAEM - 23 Dec 2016
Solarczyk Piotr, Majewska Anna C, Jędrzejewski Szymon, Górecki Marcin T, Nowicki Sławomir, Przysiecki Piotr
Abstract excerpt
The presence of Giardia genotypes was investigated in 18 raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) and 80 red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) on one farm. To demonstrate Giardia cysts, fresh and trichrome stained smears were microscopically screened. Two molecular markers were used for Giardia genotyping: a fragment of the beta-giardin gene and a fragment of the glutamate dehydrogenase gene. All faecal samples obtained from...
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