Loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for detection and discrimination of Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati eggs directly from sand samples

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1224-1227

  Macuhova, K ^a   Kumagai, T ^a   Akao, N ^a   Ohta, N ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

BIOASSAY; EGG; FIELD SURVEY; ISOTHERM; LABORATORY METHOD; NEMATODE; SAMPLING;

ARTICLE; DISSOLUTION; DNA EXTRACTION; HELMINTH; LOOP MEDIATED ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SAND; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARA CATI;

ANIMALS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, HELMINTH; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; OVUM; PARASITE EGG COUNT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SILICON DIOXIDE; SOIL; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARA CANIS;

TOXOCARA; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARA CATI;

EID: 78650476311     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: 19372345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-2394.1     Document Type: Article

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