A simple molecular method for discriminating common filarial nematodes of dogs (Canis familiaris)

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 141, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 368-372

  Casiraghi, Maurizio ^a   Bazzocchi, Chiara ^b   Mortarino, Michele ^b   Ottina, Eleonora ^b   Genchi, Claudio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b Sezione di Patologia Generale Veterinaria e Parassitologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acanthocheilonema reconditum; Dirifilaria repens; Dirofilaria immitis; mtDNA; PCR; Restriction enzyme

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ACANTHOCHEILONEMA RECONDITUM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIA REPENS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DOG DISEASE; FILARIASIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RELIABILITY; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SUPERINFECTION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIPETALONEMA; DIPETALONEMA INFECTIONS; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ACANTHOCHEILONEMA; ACANTHOCHEILONEMA RECONDITUM; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIPETALONEMA; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; NEMATODA;

EID: 33749527883     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.06.006     Document Type: Article

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