Characterization of Biomphalaria orbignyi, Biomphalaria peregrina and Biomphalaria oligoza by Polymerase Chain Reaction and Restriction Enzyme Digestion of the Internal Transcribed Spacer Region of the RNA Ribosomal Gene

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 807-814

  Spatz, Linus ^a   Vidigal, Teofânia H D A ^b,c   Silva, Márcia C A ^c   Gonzalez Cappa, Stella Maris ^a   Carvalho, Omar S ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomphalaria oligoza; Biomphalaria orbignyi; Biomphalaria peregrina; Internal transcribed spacer; Polymerase chain reaction; Ribosomal DNA; Snails

Indexed keywords

BIOMPHALARIA; BIOMPHALARIA OLIGOZA; BIOMPHALARIA PEREGRINA; GASTROPODA; PEREGRINA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

RIBOSOME RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMPHALARIA; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE CARRIER; GENETICS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SILVER STAINING;

ANIMALS; BIOMPHALARIA; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; INSECT VECTORS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SILVER STAINING;

EID: 0034320599     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762000000600010     Document Type: Article

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