Characterization of rDNA sequences from Syphacia obvelata, Syphacia muris, and Aspiculuris tetraptera and development of a PCR-based method for identification

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 153, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 379-383

  Parel, Joan Dee C ^a   Galula, Jedhan U ^a   Ooi, Hong Kean ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aspiculuris tetraptera; ITS 2; Pinworms; rDNA; Syphacia muris; Syphacia obvelata

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 1; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 2; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; ASPICULURIS TETRAPTERA; DEVELOPMENT; DNA SEQUENCE; ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RODENT; SYPHACIA MURIS; SYPHACIA OBVELATA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; ENTEROBIASIS; ENTEROBIUS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RATS; RODENT DISEASES; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ASPICULURIS TETRAPTERA; ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS; MUS; RATTUS; RODENTIA; SYPHACIA; SYPHACIA OBVELATA;

EID: 42249112252     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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