Development of molecular approaches for the identification of transmission sites of schistosomiasis

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 100, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1049-1055

  Melo, Fábio L ^a   Gomes, Ana Lisa do Vale ^a   Barbosa, Constança S ^a   Werkhauser, Roberto P ^a   Abath, Frederico G C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Molecular diagnosis; PCR; Schistosoma mansoni; Schistosomiasis; Snail; Transmission

Indexed keywords

DNA; SMALL SUBUNIT RIBOSOMAL RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOMPHALARIA; CERCARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA PURIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GEOGRAPHY; MONITORING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SNAIL; STANDARDIZATION; TREMATODE;

ANIMALS; BIOMPHALARIA; DNA, HELMINTH; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BIOMPHALARIA; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TREMATODA;

EID: 33748331430     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2005.12.008     Document Type: Article

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