Rapid delineation of closely-related filarial parasites using genetic markers in spacer rDNA

Acta Tropica

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 143-150

  Gasser, R B ^a   LeGoff, L ^b   Petit, G ^b   Bain, O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

filarial parasites; genetic markers; internal transcribed spacer ribosomal DNA; Litomosoides spp.; PCR RFLP; species delineation

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; FILARIASIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC MARKER; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FILARIOIDEA; GENETIC MARKERS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 28S; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

FILARIOIDEA; LITOMOSOIDES; LITOMOSOIDES GALIZAI; LITOMOSOIDES SIGMODONTIS; NEMATODA;

EID: 0030590878     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(96)00035-6     Document Type: Article

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