The detection of non-RoTat 1.2 Trypanosoma evansi

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 30-38

  Ngaira, J M ^a   Olembo, N K ^b   Njagi, E N M ^a   Ngeranwa, J J N ^a  

^a KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Kenya; Trypanosoma evansi; Variant surface glycoprotein

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; GENOMIC DNA; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PROTOZOAL DNA; RODE TRYPANOZOON ANTIGEN TYPE 1.2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VARIANT SURFACE GLYCOPROTEIN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE TARGETING; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES COMPARISON; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI; TRYPANOSOMA VIVAX;

EID: 15544372142     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2005.01.001     Document Type: Article

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