Neospora caninum: Quantification of DNA in the blood of naturally infected aborted and pregnant cows using real-time PCR

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 48-55

  Okeoma, C M ^a,b   Stowell, K M ^a   Williamson, N B ^a   Pomroy, W E ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Neospora caninum; Parasitaemia; Pregnant; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; DYE; GENOMIC DNA; PRIMER DNA; PROTOZOAL DNA; RNA 28S; SYBR GREEN I; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABORTION; AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRAIN; BRAIN LEVEL; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; DNA CONTENT; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HEMOCONCENTRATION; MELTING POINT; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 15544362519     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2005.01.008     Document Type: Article

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