Single and nested polymerase chain reaction assays for the detection of Microsporidium seriolae (Microspora), the causative agent of 'Beko' disease in yellowtail Seriola quinqueradiata

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 127-134

  Bell, Andrew S ^a,d   Yokoyama, Hiroshi ^b   Aoki, Takashi ^a   Takahashi, Makoto ^c   Maruyama, Keigo ^c  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c Japan Sea Farming Associaiton   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fish diseases; Microsporidia; Microsporidium seriolae; Polymerase chain reaction; Ribosomal DNA

Indexed keywords

ASSAY; DNA REPLICATION; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIMER DNA; RIBOSOMAL DNA;

DETECTION METHOD; MARICULTURE; PARASITIC DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

MICROSPORIDIUM SERIOLAE; SERIOLA QUINQUERADIATA;

EID: 0033618553     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao037127     Document Type: Article

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