A multiplex PCR assay for the simultaneous detection and discrimination of the seven Eimeria species that infect domestic fowl

Parasitology

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 317-325

  Fernandez, S ^a   Pagotto, A H ^a   Furtado, M M ^a   Katsuyama, A M ^a   Madeira, A M B N ^a   Gruber, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Domestic fowl; Eimeria; Molecular diagnosis; Multiplex; Polymerase chain reaction; Sequence Characterised Amplified Region (SCAR)

Indexed keywords

COCCIVAC; DNA; PROTOZOAL VACCINE; TAQ POLYMERASE;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COCCIDIOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EIMERIA; FOWL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SEQUENCE CHARACTERIZED AMPLIFIED REGION; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; COCCIDIOSIS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; EIMERIA; GENETIC MARKERS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY DISEASES; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; EIMERIA; GALLIFORMES; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0242661082     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182003003883     Document Type: Article

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