A polymerase chain reaction-coupled high-resolution melting curve analytical approach for the monitoring of monospecificity of avian Eimeria species

Avian Pathology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-19

  Kirkpatrick, Naomi C ^a   Blacker, Hayley P ^a   Woods, Wayne G ^b   Gasser, Robin B ^a   Noormohammadi, Amir H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Eimeria Pty/Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA; SPACER DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DNA DENATURATION; EIMERIA; GENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; DNA, INTERGENIC; DNA, PROTOZOAN; EIMERIA; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

AVES; EIMERIA; EIMERIA ACERVULINA; EIMERIA BRUNETTI; EIMERIA MAXIMA; EIMERIA MITIS; EIMERIA NECATRIX; EIMERIA PRAECOX; EIMERIA TENELLA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 60549096507     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: 14653338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079450802596053     Document Type: Article

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