Rapid differentiation of Old World Leishmania species by LightCycler polymerase chain reaction and melting curve analysis

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 295-299

  Nicolas, Luc ^a   Milon, Geneviève ^a   Prina, Eric ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Leishmania; LightCycler; Species specific PCR

Indexed keywords

KINETOPLAST DNA;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; MELTING POINT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; DNA PROBES; DNA, KINETOPLAST; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIA TROPICA;

EID: 0036828517     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(02)00099-4     Document Type: Article

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