Evaluation of α-tubulin as an antigenic and molecular probe to detect Giardia lamblia

Korean Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 287-291

  Kim, Juri ^a   Shin, Myeong Heon ^a   Song, Kyoung Ju ^a   Park, Soon Jung ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

tubulin; Giardia lamblia; Immunofluorescence assay; PCR RFLP

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TUBULIN; ALPHA TUBULIN ANTIBODY; GENOMIC DNA; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; MOLECULAR PROBE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RAT; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BASE SEQUENCE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR PROBES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TUBULIN;

EUKARYOTA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 70349199749     PISSN: 00234001     EISSN: 17380006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2009.47.3.287     Document Type: Article

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