PCR amplification of the mitochondrial DNA minisatellite region to detect Schistosoma mansoni infection in Biomphalaria glabrata snails

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 395-399

  Jannotti Passos, L K ^a   Vidigal, T H D A ^a,b   Dias Neto, E ^a   Pena, S D J ^a,b   Simpson, A J G ^a,c   Dutra, W O ^a   Souza, C P ^a   Carvalho Parra, J F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA MINISATELLITE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; CERCARIA; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; INFECTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BIOMPHALARIA; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SILVER STAINING; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030941824     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284400     Document Type: Article

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