Parasites on paper-The use of FTA Elute® for the detection of Dirofilaria repens microfilariae in canine blood

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 161, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 349-351

  Duscher, Georg ^a   Peschke, Roman ^a   Wille Piazzai, Walpurga ^a   Joachim, Anja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Dirofilaria repens; DNA extraction; Field samples; Filter paper; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

EDETIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIROFILARIA REPENS; DNA EXTRACTION; DOG; FILTER; MICROFILARIA (NEMATODE LARVA); NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PARASITOLOGY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; LARVA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA REPENS; NEMATODA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 64549146211     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.01.007     Document Type: Article

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