A PCR-ELISA for the identification of cyathostomin fourth-stage larvae from clinical cases of larval cyathostominosis

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1427-1435

  Hodgkinson, J E ^a   Lichtenfels, J R ^b   Mair, T S ^c   Cripps, P ^d   Freeman, K L ^d   Ramsey, Y H ^e   Love, S ^e   Matthews, J B ^d  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c BELL EQUINE VETERINARY CLINIC   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cyathostominosis; Horses; Intergenic spacer region; Nematoda Strongylida; PCR ELISA

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA; SPACER DNA;

LARVA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYATHOSMINOSIS; CYATHOSTOMUM CATINATUM; CYLICOCYCLUS ASHWORTHI; CYLICOCYCLUS INSIGNE; CYLICOCYCLUS NASSATUS; CYLICOSTEPHANUS GOLDI; CYLICOSTEPHANUS LONGIBURSATUS; DIARRHEA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; PARASITE ISOLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; STRONGYLOIDEA;

CYATHOSTOMINAE; CYATHOSTOMUM; CYATHOSTOMUM CATINATUM; CYLICOCYCLUS ASHWORTHI; CYLICOCYCLUS INSIGNE; CYLICOCYCLUS NASSATUS; CYLICOSTEPHANUS GOLDI; CYLICOSTEPHANUS LONGIBURSATUS; EQUIDAE; NEMATODA; STRONGYLIDA;

EID: 0141532978     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(03)00140-1     Document Type: Article

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