The small subunit (SSU) ribosomal (r) RNA gene as a genetic marker for identifying infective 3rd juvenile stage Angiostrongylus cantonensis

Acta Tropica

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 181-186

  Fontanilla, Ian K C ^a,b   Wade, Christopher M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Angiostrongylus cantonensis; Genetic marker; Laevicaulis altae; Molecular identification; SSU rRNA gene

Indexed keywords

SMALL SUBUNIT RIBOSOMAL RNA;

GENETIC MARKER; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; JUVENILE; MENINGITIS; NEMATODE; PHYLOGENETICS; POLYCHAETE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; RODENT;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GASTROPOD; GENETIC MARKER; LAEVICAULIS ALTAE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, HELMINTH; GASTROPODA; GENES, RRNA; GENETIC MARKERS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ASIA; EURASIA; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ANGIOSTRONGYLIDAE; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; LAEVICAULIS; NEMATODA; RODENTIA;

EID: 38349175058     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2007.10.007     Document Type: Article

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