Characterization of Sarcocystis species in domestic animals using a PCR-RFLP analysis of variation in the 18S rRNA gene: A cost-effective and simple technique for routine species identification

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 102, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 212-217

  Yang, Zhao Qing ^a,b,c   Li, Qing Qing ^c   Zuo, Yang Xian ^c   Chen, Xin Wen ^c   Chen, Yong Jiu ^a   Nie, Long ^a   Wei, Chang Gue ^b   Zen, Jia Shun ^b   Attwood, S W ^d   Zhang, Xue Zheng ^b   Zhang, Ya Ping ^a  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b KUNMING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDONUCLEASE; RIBOSOME RNA;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BUFFALO; CATTLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DNA RNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; HAPLOTYPE; HOST; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RNA GENE; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTIS HIRSUTA; SARCOCYSTIS HOMINIS; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTIS HIRSUTA; SARCOCYSTIS HOMINIS; SARCOCYSTIS SINENSIS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0038054535     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-4894(03)00033-X     Document Type: Article

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