A combined microscopic-molecular method for the diagnosis of strongylid infections in sheep

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1277-1287

  Bott, Nathan J ^a   Campbell, Bronwyn E ^a   Beveridge, Ian ^a   Chilton, Neil B ^b   Rees, Dianne ^a   Hunt, Peter W ^c   Gasser, Robin B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Genetic markers; Genetic variation; Internal transcribed spacers of nuclear ribosomal DNA; Livestock; Melting curve analysis; Nematoda; PCR; Specific diagnosis; Strongylida

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 2; RIBOSOME DNA; HELMINTH DNA; PRIMER DNA; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA;

DNA; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; LIVESTOCK; NEMATODE; PARASITE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP;

ARTICLE; CHABERTIA OVINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERIA ONCOPHORA; FECES ANALYSIS; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OESOPHAGOSTOMUM COLUMBIANUM; OESOPHAGOSTOMUM VENULOSUM; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP DISEASE; STRONGYLE INFECTION; TELADORSAGIA CIRCUMCINCTA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS; ANIMAL; AUSTRALIA; DIAGNOSTIC USE; DNA SEQUENCE; EVALUATION STUDY; FECES; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOME; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRONGYLIDA; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; FECES; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME, HELMINTH; HUMANS; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STRONGYLIDA; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; VICTORIA;

CHABERTIA OVINA; COOPERIA ONCOPHORA; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; NEMATODA; OESOPHAGOSTOMUM COLUMBIANUM; OESOPHAGOSTOMUM VENULOSUM; OVIS ARIES; STRONGYLIDA; TELADORSAGIA CIRCUMCINCTA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS;

EID: 67650453464     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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