Sequence analysis of small subunit ribosomal RNA genes and its use for detection and identification of Leishmania parasites

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 133-142

  Guillaume J J M , van Eys ^a   Schoone, Gerard J ^a   Kroon, Nel C M ^a   Ebeling, Saskia B ^b  

^a ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Identification; Leishmania, Ribosomal RNA; Point mutation; Polymerase Chain Reaction

Indexed keywords

RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITHIDIA; LEISHMANIA; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOSOME; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TRYPANOSOMA;

ANIMAL; BASE SEQUENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; LEISHMANIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

ANIMALIA; CRITHIDIA; CRITHIDIA FASCICULATA; KINETOPLASTIDA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0026515995     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(92)90208-2     Document Type: Article

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