Characterization of beta-tubulin genes in hookworms and investigation of resistance-associated mutations using real-time PCR

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 167-174

  Schwenkenbecher, Jan M ^a   Albonico, Marco ^b   Bickle, Quentin ^c   Kaplan, Ray M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Ivo de Carneri Foundation   (Italy)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic resistance; Beta tubulin isotype 1; Genomic organization; Hookworms; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

BETA TUBULIN; MEBENDAZOLE;

ANCYLOSTOMA DUODENALE; ANCYLOSTOMIASIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RESISTANCE; HOOKWORM INFECTION; NECATOR AMERICANUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN VARIANT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; DOGS; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMANS; MUTATION; PARASITIC DISEASES; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; TUBULIN;

ANCYLOSTOMA CANINUM; ANCYLOSTOMA DUODENALE; ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; NECATOR AMERICANUS; STRONGYLIDA;

EID: 35348981195     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2007.07.019     Document Type: Article

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