Single-step multiplex PCR assay for characterization of new world Leishmania complexes

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1989-1995

  Harris, Eva ^a   Kropp, Gerald ^b   Belli, Alejandro ^c   Rodriguez, Betzabé ^c   Agabian, Nina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Centro Nacional de Diagnostico y Referencia   (Nicaragua)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSAY; COMPLEX FORMATION; GENE TARGETING; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SPLICING;

CRICETINAE; CRITHIDIA FASCICULATA; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI CHAGASI; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; LEISHMANIASIS MEXICANA; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0031809473     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.7.1989-1995.1998     Document Type: Article

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