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2007 article
Molecular evidence of prevalent dual piroplasma infections in North American raccoons (Procyon lotor)
BIRKENHEUER, A. J., MARR, H. S., HLADIO, N., & ACTON, A. E. (2007, September 4). Parasitology, Vol. 135, pp. 33–37.
author keywords: Babesia; piroplasmosis; babesiosis
MeSH headings : Animals; Babesia / genetics; Babesia / isolation & purification; Babesia microti / genetics; Babesia microti / isolation & purification; Babesiosis / parasitology; Babesiosis / veterinary; DNA Primers / chemistry; DNA, Protozoan / analysis; DNA, Protozoan / blood; Genotype; North Carolina; Parasitic Diseases, Animal / parasitology; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / genetics; Raccoons / parasitology; Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
topics (OpenAlex): Vector-borne infectious diseases; Vector-Borne Animal Diseases; Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens
TL;DR:
This study highlights the need for molecular assays for the accurate identification of piroplasma and performs a molecular survey of raccoons using polymerase chain reaction assays specific for each genotype.
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3. Good Health and Well-being
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14. Life Below Water
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