Evaluation and application of a molecular method to assess the composition of strongylid nematode populations in sheep with naturally acquired infections

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 849-854

  Roeber, Florian ^a   Jex, Aaron R ^a   Campbell, Angus J D ^a   Campbell, Bronwyn E ^a   Anderson, Garry A ^a   Gasser, Robin B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Parasites; PCR; Sheep; Strongylid nematodes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHABERTIA OVINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FECES ANALYSIS; FLOTATION; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; OESOPHAGOSTOMUM VENULOSUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEEP; STRONGYLE INFECTION; STRONGYLOIDEA; TELADORSAGIA CIRCUMCINCTA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS;

ANIMALS; DNA, HELMINTH; FECES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; STRONGYLIDA; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS;

CHABERTIA OVINA; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; NEMATODA; OESOPHAGOSTOMUM VENULOSUM; OVIS ARIES; STRONGYLIDA; TELADORSAGIA CIRCUMCINCTA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS; VERMES;

EID: 79956295351     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: 15677257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2011.01.013     Document Type: Article

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