Molecular Screening of Haemogregarine Hemoparasites (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina: Haemogregarinidae) in Populations of Native and Introduced Pond Turtles in Eastern Europe
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Maričić, M.; Danon, G.; Faria, J.F.; Harris, D.J. Molecular Screening of Haemogregarine Hemoparasites (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina: Haemogregarinidae) in Populations of Native and Introduced Pond Turtles in Eastern Europe. Microorganisms 2023, 11, 1063. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11041063
Maričić M, Danon G, Faria JF, Harris DJ. Molecular Screening of Haemogregarine Hemoparasites (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina: Haemogregarinidae) in Populations of Native and Introduced Pond Turtles in Eastern Europe. Microorganisms. 2023; 11(4):1063. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11041063
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaričić, Marko, Gorana Danon, J. Filipe Faria, and D. James Harris. 2023. "Molecular Screening of Haemogregarine Hemoparasites (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina: Haemogregarinidae) in Populations of Native and Introduced Pond Turtles in Eastern Europe" Microorganisms 11, no. 4: 1063. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11041063