Molecular diagnosis of ascariasis from human feces and description of a new Ascaris sp. genotype in Brazil

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 163, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 167-170

  Leles, Daniela ^a   Araújo, Adauto ^a   Vicente, Ana Carolina Paulo ^a   Iñiguez, Alena Mayo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ascaris sp.; Brazilian isolates; cytb; Fecal samples; ITS1 genotypes; Molecular diagnosis

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; BRAZIL; CROSS REACTION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DNA EXTRACTION; ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRICHURIS;

ANIMALS; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS; BASE SEQUENCE; BRAZIL; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, INTERGENIC; HUMANS;

ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; ASCARIS SP.; ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS; TRICHURIS TRICHIURA;

EID: 67349287805     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.03.050     Document Type: Article

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