Differential diagnosis of five avian Eimeria species by polymerase chain reaction using primers derived from the internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS-1) sequence

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 221-227

  Su, Yao Chi ^a   Fei, Andrew Chang Young ^b   Tsai, Fang Mei ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Coccivac B; Coccivac D; Eimeria spp.; PCR; rRNA

Indexed keywords

COCCIVAC B; COCCIVAC D; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 1; PRIMER DNA; PROTOZOAL VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; COCCIDIA; COCCIDIOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EIMERIA; EIMERIA ACERVULINA; EIMERIA BRUNETTE; EIMERIA MAXIMA; EIMERIA NECATRIX; EIMERIA TENELLA; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYST; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RELIABILITY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TAIWAN;

ACERVULINA; AVES; COCCIDIA; EIMERIA; EIMERIA ACERVULINA; GALLUS GALLUS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0242578459     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2003.07.028     Document Type: Article

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