The small subunit ribosomal RNA gene sequence of Pleistophora anguillarum and the use of PCR primers for diagnostic detection of the parasite

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 556-560

  Hung, Hsu Wei ^a   Lo, Chu Fang ^a   Tseng, Chieh Chih ^a   Peng, Shao En ^a   Chou, Chih Ming ^a   Kou, Guang Hsiung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anguilla japonica; Microsporidia

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLA JAPONICA; BASE PAIRING; DNA FRAGMENT; DNA TEMPLATE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNODIAGNOSIS; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBOSOMAL RNA;

FISH; GENETIC ANALYSIS; PARASITE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOA; SPORE;

ANGUILLA JAPONICA; ANGUILLIFORMES; ANIMALIA; HETEROSPORIS ANGUILLARUM; JAPONICA; MICROSPORIDIA; PLEISTOPHORA; PLEISTOPHORA ANGUILLARUM; PROTOZOA; VAVRAIA ONCOPERAE;

EID: 0032170175     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1998.tb05116.x     Document Type: Article

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