Development of a real time polymerase chain reaction for quantitation of Schistosoma mansoni DNA

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 101, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 133-136

  Gomes, Ana Lisa Do Vale ^a   Melo, Fábio L ^a   Werkhauser, Roberto P ^a   Abath, Frederico G C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Molecular diagnosis; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Real time PCR; Schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

CERCARIA (TREMATODE GENUS); GASTROPODA; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TREMATODA;

EID: 33846461717     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000900021     Document Type: Conference Paper

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