DNA probes for detection of the fish microsporidians Microgemma caulleryi and Tetramicra brevifilum

Parasitology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 267-272

  Leiro, J ^a   Siso, M I G ^b   Parama A ^a   Ubeira, F M ^a   Sanmartin M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

DNA probes; Microgemma caulleryi; Microsporidians; Polymerase chain reaction; Tetramicra brevifilum

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; DIGOXIGENIN; DNA FRAGMENT; PHOSPHATASE; PRIMER DNA; PROTOZOAL DNA; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLONING VECTOR; DNA BINDING; DNA PROBE; DNA PURIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; EEL; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FISH DISEASE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE INSERTION; GENE LOCUS; GENE TARGETING; HOST CELL; INTERMEDIATE HOST; LIVER; MICROSPORIDA; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PHAGEMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION SITE;

ANGUILLIFORMES; ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYPEROPLUS LANCEOLATUS; HYPOPTYCHIDAE; MICROGEMMA CAULLERYI; MICROSPORIDIA; PISCES; PROTOZOA; SCOPHTHALMUS MAXIMUS; TETRAMICRA BREVIFILUM;

EID: 0032822873     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182099004758     Document Type: Article

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