Development of a polymerase chain reaction assay for the diagnosis of neosporosis using the Neospora caninum 14-3-3 gene

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 169-178

  Lally, N C ^a   Jenkins, M C ^a   Dubey, J P ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

14 3 3 Protein; Neospora caninum; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APICOMPLEXA; ARTICLE; COCCIDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029984388     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(95)02530-8     Document Type: Article

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