Faecal examination and PCR to detect strongyloides venezuelensis in experimentally infected Lewis rats

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-61

  Marra, Nelson Mendes ^a   Chiuso Minicucci, Fernanda ^a   Machado, Gabriel Capella ^a   Zorzella Pezavento, Sofia Fernanda Gonçalves ^a   França, Thaís Graziela Donegá ^a   Ishikawa, Larissa Lumi Watanabe ^a   Amarante, Alessandro F T ^a   Sartori, Alexandrina ^a   Amarante, Mônica R V ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; DNA; Faecal egg counts; Lewis rats; PCR; Strongyloides venezuelensis

Indexed keywords

NEMATODA; RATTUS; STRONGYLOIDES VENEZUELENSIS;

EID: 76749136803     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000100008     Document Type: Article

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