Development of a SYBR green real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for quantitative detection of Babesia gibsoni (Asian genotype) DNA

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 569-573

  Matsuu, Aya ^a   Ono, Satomi ^a   Ikadai, Hiromi ^a   Uchide, Tsuyoshi ^a   Imamura, Saiki ^b   Onuma, Misao ^b   Okano, Shozo ^a   Higuchi, Seiichi ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Babesia gibsoni; Real time PCR; SYBR green

Indexed keywords

BABESIA; BABESIA GIBSONI; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 27944444531     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870501700608     Document Type: Article

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