Detection of Fasciola gigantica infection in snails by polymerase chain reaction

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 120, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 85-90

  Velusamy, R ^a   Singh, B P ^a   Raina, O K ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Fasciola gigantica; Lymnaea auricularia; PCR; Snail

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; GENOMIC DNA; PRIMER DNA;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA ISOLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; FASCIOLIASIS; INTERMEDIATE HOST; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SNAIL; TECHNIQUE;

AURICULARIA; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; GASTROPODA; LYMNAEA AURICULARIA;

EID: 1442350614     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2003.11.009     Document Type: Article

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