Molecular identification of ovine Theileria species by a new PCR-RFLP method

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 161, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 171-177

  Heidarpour Bami, M ^a   Haddadzadeh, H R ^a   Kazemi, B ^b   Khazraiinia, P ^a   Bandehpour, M ^b   Aktas, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Iran; Molecular identification; Ovine theileriosis; Theileria lestoquardi; Theileria ovis

Indexed keywords

DNA 18S;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE INSERTION; IRAN; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITEMIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEEP; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPOROZOON; THEILERIA; THEILERIA ANNULATA; THEILERIA LESTOQUARDI; THEILERIA SEPARATA; THEILERIIDAE;

ANIMALS; IRAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; THEILERIA; THEILERIASIS;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES; THEILERIA; THEILERIA ANNULATA; THEILERIA LESTOQUARDI; THEILERIA OVIS; THEILERIA SEPARATA;

EID: 64549146206     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.01.035     Document Type: Article

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