Rapid detection of Wuchereria bancrofti in mosquitoes by LightCycler polymerase chain reaction and melting curve analysis

Parasitology Research

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 337-341

  Lulitanond, Virapong ^a   Intapan, Pewpan M ^a   Pipitgool, Vichit ^a   Choochote, Wej ^b   Maleewong, Wanchai ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; REPETITIVE DNA;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BRUGIA MALAYI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; MALE; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

ANIMALS; CULEX; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA, HELMINTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME FACTORS; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

BRUGIA MALAYI; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 11144291086     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-004-1221-6     Document Type: Article

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