PCR-SSCP of rDNA for the identification of Trichinella isolates from mainland China

Molecular and Cellular Probes

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-34

  Gasser, R B ^a   Zhu, X Q ^a   Monti, J R ^a   Dou, L ^c   Cai, X ^c   Pozio, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

China; Expansion segment 5 (domain IV) of ribosomal DNA; Genetic variation; Polymerase chain reaction; Random amplified polymorphic DNA; Single strand conformation polymorphism; Trichinella nativa; Trichinella spiralis

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; SWINE; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; NEMATODA; SUS SCROFA; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINELLA NATIVA; TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS;

EID: 0031774511     PISSN: 08908508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mcpr.1997.0142     Document Type: Article

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