A mutation scanning approach for the identification of hookworm species and analysis of population variation

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 1998, Pages

  Gasser, Robin B ^a   Monti, Jennifer R ^a   Bao Zhen, Qian ^b   Polderman, Anton M ^c   Nansen, Peter ^d   Chilton, Neil B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Danish Ctr for Exp Parasitology   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Hookworms; Internal transcribed spacer (ITS); Mutation scanning; Polymerase chain reaction linked single strand conformation polymorphism (PCR SSCP); Ribosomal DNA; Sequence variation; Species identification

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CAT; CATTLE; DEVELOPMENT; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; DOG; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HOOKWORM; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ANIMALS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; RNA, HELMINTH; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0032078848     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(98)00008-5     Document Type: Article

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