Molecular evidence of infections with Babesia gibsoni parasites in Japan and evaluation of the diagnostic potential of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification method

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2465-2469

  Ikadai, Hiromi ^a   Tanaka, Hiroko ^a   Shibahara, Nona ^a   Matsuu, Aya ^a   Uechi, Masami ^a   Itoh, Naoyuki ^b   Oshiro, Sugao ^c   Kudo, Noboru ^a   Igarashi, Ikuo ^d   Oyamada, Takashi ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kamome Veterinary Clinic   (Japan)

^c Yanbaru Animal Clinic   (Japan)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA 18S; RIBOSOME DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIA GIBSONI; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA SEQUENCE; DOG; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JAPAN; LOOP MEDIATED ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ANIMALIA; BABESIA; BABESIA GIBSONI; CANIS FAMILIARIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 2942560713     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.6.2465-2469.2004     Document Type: Article

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