Sequence analysis of the first internal transcribed spacer of rDNA supports the existence of the intermediate Fasciola between F. hepatica and F. gigantica in mainland China

Parasitology Research

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 813-817

  Lin, R Q ^a   Dong, S J ^b   Nie, K ^c   Wang, C R ^d   Song, H Q ^a   Li, A X ^e   Huang, W Y ^f   Zhu, X Q ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF EDIBLE FUNGI   (China)

^c SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d HEILONGJIANG AUGUST FIRST LAND RECLAMATION UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f GUANGXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; CHINA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA MICROARRAY; DNA SEQUENCE; FASCIOLA; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HOST; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; TAXONOMY; WORM;

ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CHINA; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; FASCIOLA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

FASCIOLA; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA;

EID: 34547114975     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-007-0512-0     Document Type: Article

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