Characterization of the 28S and the second internal transcribed spacer of ribosomal DNA of Dicrocoelium dendriticum and Dicrocoelium hospes

Parasitology Research

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1251-1255

  Maurelli, M P ^a   Rinaldi, L ^a   Capuano, F ^b   Perugini, A G ^b   Veneziano, V ^a   Cringoli, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DEL MEZZOGIORNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 2;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICROCOELIUM; DICROCOELIUM DENDRITICUM; DICROCOELIUM HOSPES; DNA SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE ISOLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOSOME SUBUNIT; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DICROCOELIUM; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; ITALY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 28S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 5.8S; SENEGAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

BOS; BOS INDICUS; DICROCOELIUM DENDRITICUM; DICROCOELIUM HOSPES; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34548552521     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-007-0629-1     Document Type: Article

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