PCR-based identification of individuals of Schistosoma japonicum representing different subpopulations using a genetic marker in mitochondrial DNA

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1121-1128

  Sorensen E ^a,b   Bogh H O ^a   Johansen, M V ^b   McManus, D P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Genetic variation; Mating behaviour; NADH dehydrogenase I (NDI); PCR RFLP; Population biology; Schistosoma japonicum; specific cohorts

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MATING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHILIPPINES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIMARY INFECTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX I; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; MALE; MICE; MITOCHONDRIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NADH, NADPH OXIDOREDUCTASES; PARASITE EGG COUNT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM;

EID: 0032800907     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(99)00040-5     Document Type: Article

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