Nested polymerase chain reaction in detection of Plasmodium vivax sporozoites in mosquitoes

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 654-657

  Li, Fengwu W ^a   Niu, Chun ^a   Ye, Binghui H ^b  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Detection; Mosquito; Nested polymerase chain reaction; Plasmodium vivax

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOSQUITO; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITOLOGY; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BASE SEQUENCE; CULICIDAE; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0035383309     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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