Moving towards an integrated approach to molecular detection and identification of Toxoplasma gondii

Parasitology

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-11

  Su, C ^a   Shwab, E K ^a   Zhou, P ^b   Zhu, X Q ^b   Dubey, J P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic characterization; Molecular detection and identification; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA 18S; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; RIBOSOME DNA;

DNA SEQUENCE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 75149188581     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182009991065     Document Type: Review

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