A specific PCR assay for the diagnosis of Clonorchis sinensis infection in humans, cats and fishes

Parasitology International

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 187-190

  Huang, Si Yang ^a   Tang, Jian Dong ^a,b   Song, Hui Qun ^a   Fu, Bao Quan ^a   Xu, Min Jun ^a   Hu, Xu Chu ^c   Zhang, Han ^d   Weng, Ya Biao ^b   Lin, Rui Qing ^a,b   Zhu, Xing Quan ^a,e,f  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Guangdong Institute for Animal Disease Control and Surveillance   (China)

^e YUNNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f HEILONGJIANG BAYI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cat; Clonorchiasis; Clonorchis sinensis; Detection; Fish; Human; Internal transcribed spacers (ITS); PCR assay

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 1; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 2; RIBOSOME DNA;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; CAT DISEASE; CLONORCHIASIS; CLONORCHIS SINENSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA SEQUENCE; FECES ANALYSIS; FISH DISEASE; HUMAN; METACERCARIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CLONORCHIASIS; CLONORCHIS SINENSIS; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; FECES; FISH DISEASES; FISHES; HUMANS; METACERCARIAE; OVUM; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; CLONORCHIS SINENSIS; PISCES;

EID: 82655181931     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: 18730329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2011.07.010     Document Type: Article

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