Characterization of Leishmania infantum strains in blood samples from infected dogs and humans by PCR-RFLP

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 636-641

  Ferroglio, E ^a   Romano, A ^a   Trisciuoglio, A ^a   Poggi, M ^b   Ghiggi, E ^c   Sacchi, P ^a   Biglino, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Clinica Veterinaria Imperiese   (Italy)

^c ASL 19   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dogs; Epidemiology; Humans; Leishmania infantum; PCR; RFLP

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA SEQUENCE; DOG DISEASE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; ITALY; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMASTIGOTE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SERODIAGNOSIS; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HUMANS; ITALY; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM;

EID: 33646174739     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2005.09.008     Document Type: Article

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