PCR detection of lizard malaria parasites: Prevalence of Plasmodium infections with low-level parasitemia differs by site and season

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1509-1511

  Vardo, Anne M ^a   Wargo, Andrew R ^a   Schall, Jos J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; PROTOZOAL DNA;

DETECTION METHOD; LIZARD; MALARIA; PARASITE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CONTAMINATION; LIZARD; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PLASMODIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; WINTER;

ANIMALS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; LIZARDS; MALARIA; MALE; NETHERLANDS ANTILLES; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PUERTO RICO; SEASONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANOLIS; ANOLIS GUNDLACHI; ANOLIS SABANUS; AVES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 32544452414     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-589R.1     Document Type: Article

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