Genetic markers in ribosomal DNA for hookworm identification

Acta Tropica

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 15-21

  Gasser, Robin B ^a   Stewart, Louise E ^b   Speare, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ancylostoma spp.; Hookworm; Internal transcribed spacer; PCR RFLP; Ribosomal DNA; Species identification; Uncinaria spp.

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ANCYLOSTOMA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; HOOKWORM INFECTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ANIMALS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; GENES, HELMINTH; GENETIC MARKERS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANCYLOSTOMA; ANCYLOSTOMA CANINUM; ANCYLOSTOMA CEYLANICUM; ANCYLOSTOMA TUBAEFORME; ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; UNCINARIA; UNCINARIA STENOCEPHALA;

EID: 0030250514     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(96)00015-0     Document Type: Article

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