Molecular Identification of spp. and in Water Buffaloes in Veracruz and Tabasco, Mexico: A Retrospective Study.

Two hundred and thirty-three blood samples of water buffalo were collected on four farms in Veracruz state and Tabasco state, Mexico, to detect and confirm the identities of and spp. sequences. Nested PCR assays were used for the amplification of specific genes encoding rhoptry-associated protein (RAP-1), I-I restriction fragment, and major surface protein 5 (MSP5).