Specific polymerase chain reaction for differential diagnosis of Dirofilaria immitis and Dipetalonema reconditum using primers derived from internal transcribed spacer region 2 (ITS2)

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 243-252

  Mar, Ping Her ^a,b,c   Yang, I Chen ^a,b,c   Chang, Gan Nan ^a,b,c   Fei, Andrew Chang Young ^a,b,c  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diagnosis nematoda; Dipetalonema reconditum; Dirofilaria immitis; Dog; PCR

Indexed keywords

DIPETALONEMA RECONDITUM; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; PRIMER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMPLICON; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIPETALONEMA; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME ANALYSIS; HELMINTHIASIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION; SPECIES COMPARISON;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIPETALONEMA; DIPETALONEMA INFECTIONS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ACANTHOCHEILONEMA RECONDITUM; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIPETALONEMA; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; NEMATODA;

EID: 0037178222     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(02)00032-8     Document Type: Article

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