Molecular investigation of African isolates of Trichinella reveals genetic polymorphism in Trichinella nelsoni

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 663-667

  La Rosa, G ^a   Pozio, E ^a  

^a Laboratory of Parasitology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Africa; Molecular polymorphism; Probe; Trichinella nelsoni; Trichinella T8

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE LIBRARY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; KENYA; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NAMIBIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TANZANIA; TRICHINELLA;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SOFTWARE; TRICHINELLA;

SUS SCROFA; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINELLA BRITOVI; TRICHINELLA NELSONI;

EID: 0034655651     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(00)00007-2     Document Type: Article

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