Development of a single-round and multiplex PCR method for the simultaneous detection of Babesia caballi and Babesia equi in horse blood

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 129, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 43-49

  Alhassan, Andy ^a   Pumidonming, Wilawan ^a   Okamura, Masashi ^a   Hirata, Haruyuki ^a   Battsetseg, Badgar ^a   Fujisaki, Kozo ^a   Yokoyama, Naoaki ^a   Igarashi, Ikuo ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Babesia caballi; Babesia equi; Diagnosis; Multiplex PCR

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT;

ARTICLE; BABESIA CABALLI; BABESIA EQUI; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; HORSE; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; RNA GENE;

BABESIA CABALLI; BABESIA EQUI; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 16244423646     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.12.018     Document Type: Article

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