Improvement of a polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of Echinococcus multilocularis DNA in faecal samples of foxes

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 67, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 185-195

  Monnier, Ph ^a   Cliquet, F ^a   Aubert, M ^a   Bretagne, S ^b  

^a Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

^b FACULTÉ DE MÉDECINE   (France)

Author keywords

anionic resin; DNA; Echinococcus multilocularis; faeces; fox; PCR

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; FECES ANALYSIS; FOX; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, HELMINTH; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; FECES; FOXES; PARASITE EGG COUNT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030608433     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(96)01039-4     Document Type: Article

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