Molecular differentiation of nocturnally periodic and diurnally sub-periodic Wuchereria bancrofti by Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD)

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1525-1530

  Das, M K ^a   Dhamodharan, R ^b   Hoti, S L ^b   Dash, A P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH   (India)

^b VECTOR CONTROL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Filariasis; Genetic diversity; RAPD; Sub periodic; Wuchereria bancrofti

Indexed keywords

FILARIASIS; GENETIC DIVERSITY; RAPD; SUB-PERIODIC; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

BIODIVERSITY;

NUCLEIC ACIDS;

BRUGIA MALAYI; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 79955849568     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-010-0601-6     Document Type: Article

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