A new primer pair in ITS1 region for molecular studies on Echinococcus granulosus

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-49

  Rahimi, H R ^a   Kia, Eshrat B ^a   Mirhendi, S H ^a   Talebi, A ^b   Harandi, M Fasihi ^c   Jalali zand, N ^a   Rokni, M B ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

DNA; DNASIS; Echinococcus granulosus; ITS1; PCR; Primer design

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947500387     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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