Real time PCR strategy for the identification of major lineages of Trypanosoma cruzi directly in chronically infected human tissues

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 411-417

  Freitas, J M ^a   Lages Silva, E ^b   Crema, E ^b   Pena, S D J ^a   Macedo, A M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TRIÂNGULO MINEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; rDNA; Real time PCR; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; RIBOSOME DNA;

CHAGAS DISEASE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ALLELE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; COLON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DENATURATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ESOPHAGUS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC LINE; HEART; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MELTING POINT; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 15044361524     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2004.10.023     Document Type: Article

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