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Prevalence and genetic diversity of Oesophagostomum stephanostomum in wild lowland gorillas at Moukalaba-Doudou National Park, Gabon Cover

Prevalence and genetic diversity of Oesophagostomum stephanostomum in wild lowland gorillas at Moukalaba-Doudou National Park, Gabon

Helminthologia
Volume 51 (2014): Issue 2 (June 2014)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-014-0214-y | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605
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Language: English
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Published on: Jun 26, 2014
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology
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Keywords:
Oesophagostomum stephanostomum,
western lowland gorilla,
Gabon,
genetic diversity,
internal transcribed spacer (ITS),
cox-1
Related subjects:
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Zoology,
Ecology,
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Microbiology, virology and infection epidemiology

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