Development of a novel PCR assay capable of detecting a single Schistosoma japonicum cercaria recovered from Oncomelania hupensis

Parasitology

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 497-500

  Driscoll, A J ^a   Kyle, J L ^a   Remais, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cercariae; Cercariometry; Detection; Polymerase chain reaction; Schistosoma japonicum; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; GENE AMPLIFICATION; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; CHINA; DNA, HELMINTH; GENE AMPLIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SNAILS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

GASTROPODA; ONCOMELANIA HUPENSIS; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM;

EID: 33644677481     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182005007961     Document Type: Article

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