Development of a diagnostic PCR assay for the detection and discrimination of four pathogenic Eimeria species of the chicken

Avian Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 490-497

  Schnitzler, Beate E ^a   Thebo, Per L ^a   Mattsson, Jens G ^a   Tomley, Fiona M ^b   Shirley, Martin W ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSAY; DISEASE DETECTION; DNA FRAGMENT; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 1; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBOSOMAL DNA;

EIMERIA ACERVULINA; EIMERIA BRUNETTI; EIMERIA NECATRIX; EIMERIA TENELLA;

EID: 0031787231     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079459808419373     Document Type: Article

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