Development of a nested PCR for environmental detection of the pathogenic free-living amoeba Balamuthia mandrillaris

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 269-271

  Ahmad, Arine F ^a,b   Andrew, Peter W ^a   Kilvington, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Balamuthia; DNA; Ecology; Molecular; PCR; Protozoa; Ribosomal; Sequence

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA;

DETECTION METHOD; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH RISK; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL TYPE;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; AMOEBOZOA; ARTICLE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

AMOEBOZOA; CALIFORNIA; DNA PRIMERS; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; GREAT BRITAIN; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

AMOEBA (GENUS); BALAMUTHIA; BALAMUTHIA MANDRILLARIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 79959836253     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2011.00541.x     Document Type: Article

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