Difference in DNA sequences in SSU rDNA variable regions among pathogens isolated from different epidemic foci of visceral leishmaniasis in China

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 115, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1457-1459

  Hu, Xiaosu ^a   Bu, Lingyi ^a   Ma, Ying ^a   Wang, Yajing ^a   Jing, Baoqian ^b   Yi, Taolin ^c  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF NORTH SICHUAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^c Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloning; Epidemic foci; Leishmania; Point mutation; Polymerase chain reaction; Sequence analysis; Small subunit ribosomal DNA; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIDEMIC; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0036806023     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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