Appraisal of various random amplified polymorphic DNA-polymerase chain reaction primers for leishmania identification

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 98-105

  Noyes, Harry A ^a   Belli, Alejandro A ^b   Maingon, Rhaiza ^c  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Ministerio de Salud   (Nicaragua)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; KINETOPLAST; LEISHMANIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; DNA PRIMERS; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0029681144     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1996.55.98     Document Type: Article

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