Optimization of a species-specific polymerase chain reaction assay for identification of Pentatrichomonas hominis in canine fecal specimens

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 783-787

  Gookin, Jody L ^a   Stauffer, Stephen H ^a   Coccaro, Maria R ^a   Marcotte, Miriam J ^a   Levy, Michael G ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; RNA 18S;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DNA EXTRACTION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PATHOGENICITY; PENTATRICHOMONAS HOMONIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRICHOMONAS;

ANIMALS; DIARRHEA; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FECES; FEMALE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRICHOMONADIDA;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; PENTATRICHOMONAS HOMINIS; TRICHOMONADIDA;

EID: 34547514610     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.68.7.783     Document Type: Article

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