PCR-based diagnosis of surra-targeting VSG gene: Experimental studies in small laboratory rodents and buffalo

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 171, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 22-31

  Sengupta, P P ^a   Balumahendiran, M ^a   Suryanaryana, V V S ^b   Raghavendra, A G ^c   Shome, B R ^a   Gajendragad, M R ^a   Prabhudas, K ^a  

^a ICAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VETERINARY EPIDEMIOLOGY AND DISEASE INFORMATICS   (India)

^b INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

PCR; Surra; Trypanosoma evansi; Variable surface glycoprotein

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN; PRIMER DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VARIABLE SURFACE GLYCOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BABESIA BIGEMINA; BLOOD SAMPLING; BUFFALO; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FELIDAE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SWITCHING; HOST; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LABORATORY TEST; LION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITOLOGY; PERSISTENT INFECTION; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RAT; RODENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURRA; THEILERIA ANNULATA; TRYPANOSOMA; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BUFFALOES; CARRIER STATE; DNA, PROTOZOAN; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALIA; BABESIA BIGEMINA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; PANTHERA PARDUS; RATTUS; RODENTIA; THEILERIA ANNULATA; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI;

EID: 77953612435     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.03.011     Document Type: Article

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