PCR-based technology in veterinary parasitology

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 84, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 229-258

  Gasser, Robin B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Drug resistance; Gene isolation, expression and analysis; Genetic variation; Mutation scanning methods; Parasite identification; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Veterinary parasitology

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DRUG RESISTANCE; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; HELMINTHS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; PROTOZOA; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0033021276     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(99)00036-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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