Development of a real-time PCR to detect Demodex canis DNA in different tissue samples

Parasitology Research

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 305-308

  Ravera, Ivan ^a   Altet, Laura ^a   Francino, Olga ^a   Bardagí, Mar ^a   Sánchez, Armand ^a   Ferrer, Lluís ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHITIN SYNTHASE; DNA;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMODEX; DEMODEX CANIS; DEMODICOSIS; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA DETERMINATION; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN BIOPSY;

ANIMALS; BIOPSY; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HAIR; MITE INFESTATIONS; MITES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN;

ACARI; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DEMODEX CANIS;

EID: 79951771883     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-010-2062-0     Document Type: Article

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