The impact of genetic diversity in protozoa on molecular diagnostics

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 53-58

  Stensvold, C Rune ^a   Lebbad, Marianne ^b   Verweij, Jaco J ^c  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA;

DNA SEQUENCE; FECES ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INTESTINE PARASITE; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROTOZOON; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA PROBES; DNA, PROTOZOAN; GENETIC VARIATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

PROTISTA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 79251596767     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2010.11.005     Document Type: Short Survey

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