| molecular characterization of hepatozoon sp. in cats from são luís island, maranhão, northeastern brazil. | few molecular studies have been done concerning the molecular characterization of hepatozoon species among domestic and wild felids. the present work aimed to characterize molecularly the presence of hepatozoon sp. dna in cat blood samples from são luís island, maranhão state, northeastern brazil. edta-whole blood samples were collected from 200 domestic cats with outdoor and wood areas access from são luís, maranhão, brazil. each sample of extracted dna was used as a template in pcr reactions a ... | 2011 | 21607692 |