Differentiation of Trichinella genotypes by polymerase chain reaction using sequence-especific primers

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 556-559

  Appleyard, G D ^a   Zarlenga, D ^a,b   Pozio, E ^a,c   Gajadhar, A A ^a  

^a CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOST; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRICHINELLA;

ANIMALS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, HELMINTH; GENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRICHINELLA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

INVERTEBRATA; NEMATODA; TRICHINELLA;

EID: 0033045055     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3285795     Document Type: Article

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