Random amplified polymorphic DNA for the specific detection of bubaline Echinococcus granulosus by hybridization assay

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 315-323

  Reddy, Y A ^a   Rao, J R ^a   Butchaiah, G ^b   Sharma, B ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Diagnosis Cestoda; Echinococcus granulosus; Polymerase chain reaction; Random amplified polymorphic DNA

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BUFFALO; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, HELMINTH; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031740642     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(98)00176-9     Document Type: Article

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