First Report of Feline Intestinal Trichomoniasis Caused by Tritrichomonas foetus in Korea |
Lim, Sun
(Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology, Biotherapy Human Resources Center (BK 21), College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University)
Park, Sang-Ik (Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University) Ahn, Kyu-Sung (Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology, Biotherapy Human Resources Center (BK 21), College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University) Oh, Dae-Sung (Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology, Biotherapy Human Resources Center (BK 21), College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University) Ryu, Jae-Sook (Department of Environmental Biology and Medical Parasitology, Hanyang University College of Medicine) Shin, Sung-Shik (Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology, Biotherapy Human Resources Center (BK 21), College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University) |
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