Detection of kinetoplast DNA of Trypanosoma cruzi from dried feces of triatomine bugs by PCR

Parasitology International

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 135-138

  Hamano, Shinjiro ^a   Horio, Masahiro ^b   Miura, Sachio ^c   Higo, Hiroo ^a   Iihoshi, Naomi ^d   Noda, Kanami ^a   Tada, Isao ^a   Takeuchi, Tsutomu ^c  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^c KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d CENETROP   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Feces; Kinetoplast DNA; PCR; Triatomine; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

KINETOPLAST DNA;

ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; DNA DETERMINATION; FECES ANALYSIS; INFECTION; INSECT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; BOLIVIA; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, KINETOPLAST; FECES; HOUSING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TEMPERATURE; TRIATOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0034950224     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5769(01)00061-7     Document Type: Article

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