Specific detection of Histomonas meleagridis in turkeys by a PCR assay with an internal amplification control

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 143, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 206-213

  Bleyen, Nele ^a   De Gussem, Koen ^b   De Gussem, Jeroen ^c   Goddeeris, Bruno M ^a  

^a Expertise Unit on Educational Provision   (Belgium)

^b Alpharma Animal Health Inc   (Belgium)

^c Degulab ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diagnostic PCR; Histomonas meleagridis; Internal amplification control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HISTOMONAS MELEAGRIDIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; PROTOZOON; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY DISEASES; PROTOZOA; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TURKEYS;

GALLIFORMES; HISTOMONAS MELEAGRIDIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 33846198820     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.09.002     Document Type: Article

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