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Prevalence of Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Blastocystis sp. infection in foxes (Alopex lagopus) in northern China

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  • 1. College of Pharmacy, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou Province, PR China
  • 2. College of Life Sciences, Changchun Sci-Tech University, Shuangyang 130600, Jilin Province, PR China & College of Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, Shandong Province, PR China
  • 3. College of Pharmacy, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou Province, PR China & College of Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, Shandong Province, PR China
  • 4. Guangxi Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Neuroscience, College of Basic Medicine, Guilin Medical University, Guilin 541004, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, PR China
  • 5. College of Life Sciences, Changchun Sci-Tech University, Shuangyang 130600, Jilin Province, PR China
  • 6. College of Life Sciences, Changchun Sci-Tech University, Shuangyang 130600, Jilin Province, PR China & College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, Jilin Province, PR China

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Tang, Yan, Wang, Hai-Tao, Li, Xue-Min, Li, Zhong-Yuan, Hou, Qing-Yu, Jiang, Jing, Yang, Li-Hua, Qin, Ya (2025): Prevalence of Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Blastocystis sp. infection in foxes (Alopex lagopus) in northern China. Parasite (Paris, France) 32 (15): 1-11, DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2025010, URL: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2025010

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