Detection of Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites in naturally infected anopheline species using a fluorescein-labelled DNA probe

Acta Tropica

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-42

  Lulu, Mesfin ^a   Hermans, Peter W M ^a   Gemetchu, Teferi ^b   Petros, Beyene ^b   Miörner, Håkan ^a  

^a ARMAUER HANSEN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Anopheles; DNA probe; Plasmodium falciparum; sporozoites

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA PROBE; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; MALARIA; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SPOROZOITE;

EID: 0030952255     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(96)00615-8     Document Type: Article

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