Sequencing a specific kinetoplast DNA fragment of Leishmania donovani for polymerase chain reaction amplification in diagnosis of leishmaniasis in bone marrow and blood samples

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 822-826

  Hu, X S ^a   Yang, W T ^a   Lu, H G ^a   Yan, H P ^a   Cheng, J P ^a   Ma, Y ^a   Jin, B Q ^a   Zhang, T ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINETOPLAST DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BONE MARROW CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DOG; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE LOCALIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0033842403     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2000)086[0822:saskdf]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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