Specific primers for PCR amplification of the ITS1 (ribosomal DNA) of Trypanosoma lewisi

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1361-1367

  Marc, Desquesnes ^a,b   Ketsarin, Kamyingkird ^b   Sarawut, Yangtara ^b   Cristina, Milocco ^a,b   Sophie, Ravel ^a   Wang, Ming Hui ^c   Lun, Zhao Rong ^c   Serge, Morand ^d   Sathaporn, Jittapalapong ^b  

^a Institut de recherche pour le développement   (France)

^b KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

ITS1; PCR; Primers; Rattus sp.; Ribosomal DNA; Trypanosoma lewisi

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 1; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRYPANOSOMA LEWISI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; HUMANS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RODENT DISEASES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; TRYPANOSOMA LEWISI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

HERPETOSOMA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RATTUS SP.; RODENTIA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); TRYPANOSOMA LEWISI;

EID: 79960401532     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: 15677257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2011.04.030     Document Type: Article

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