Rapid and sensitive identification of Neospora caninum by in vitro amplification of the internal transcribed spacer 1

Parasitology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 177-182

  Holmdahl, O J M ^a   Mattsson, J G ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Internal transcribed spacer; Neospora caninum; Polymerase chain reaction; rRNA; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; IN VITRO STUDY; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0030068022     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0031182000084742     Document Type: Article

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