ITS1 intra-individual variability of Ascaris isolates from Brazil

Parasitology International

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 93-96

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

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ascaris; Brazilian isolates; Genetic characterization; ITS intra individual variability; Molecular diagnosis; Nematodes

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 1; MOLECULAR MARKER;

ARTICLE; ASCARIS; AUSTRALIA; BANGLADESH; BRAZIL; CHINA; DENMARK; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA SEQUENCE; EGG; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HOST; HUMAN; JAPAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS; BRAZIL; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

ASCARIS; NEMATODA; SUIDAE;

EID: 76349125796     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2009.10.001     Document Type: Article

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