Article
Genetic diversity of piroplasmids species in equids from island of São Luís, northeastern Brazil.
Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria = Brazilian journal of veterinary parasitology : Orgao Oficial do Colegio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria - 1 Jan 2000
Braga Maria do Socorro Costa de Oliveira, Costa Francisca Neide, Gomes Débora Regina Maia, Xavier Daniele Rosa, André Marcos Rogério, Gonçalves Luiz Ricardo, Freschi Carla Roberta, Machado Rosangela Zacarias
Abstract excerpt
Equine piroplasmosisis, a tick-borne disease caused by the intra-erythrocytic protozoans Babesia caballi and Theileria equi, has economic importance due to the international trade and the increased movement of horses all over the world. The goal of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of phylogenetic diversity of T. equi and B. caballi genotypes among infected equids from São Luís Island, state of Maranhão,...
Topics
- Animals
- Babesia
- Brazil
- Equidae
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Male
- Theileria