A single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) approach for investigating genetic interactions of Schistosoma haematobium and Schistosoma guineensis in Loum, Cameroon

Parasitology Research

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 739-745

  Webster, B L ^a   Tchuem Tchuente L A ^b   Southgate, V R ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; RIBOSOME DNA;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE INTERACTION; GENE SEQUENCE; HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA GUINEENSIS; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; CAMEROON; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, INTERGENIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; SCHISTOSOMA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

SCHISTOSOMA GUINEENSIS; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM;

EID: 33846645398     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-006-0310-0     Document Type: Article

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