Genotyping of a Korean isolate of toxoplasma gondii by multilocus PCR-RFLP and microsatellite analysis

Korean Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 105-108

  Quan, Juan Hua ^a   Kim, Tae Yun ^a   Choi, In Uk ^a   Lee, Young Ha ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Genotype; Korean isolate; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

DNA MARKER; ENDOCRINE GLAND DERIVED VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR; PROTEIN APICO; PROTEIN B17; PROTEIN B18; PROTEIN BTUB; PROTEIN C22 8; PROTEIN C29 2; PROTEIN GRA6; PROTEIN L358; PROTEIN SAG2; PROTEIN SAG3; PROTEIN TGM A; PROTEIN TUB2; PROTEIN W35; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; MICROSATELLITE DNA; PROTOZOAL DNA;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC CROSS; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRAIN; GENOTYPE; KOREA; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MOUSE; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; TANDEM REPEAT; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXOPLASMA;

TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL LINE; DNA, PROTOZOAN; GENOTYPE; KOREA; MICE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TOXOPLASMA;

EID: 48449100150     PISSN: 00234001     EISSN: 17380006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2008.46.2.105     Document Type: Article

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