High-resolution melting (HRM) of the cytochrome B gene: A powerful approach to identify blood-meal sources in Chagas disease vectors

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Peña, Victor H ^a   Fernández, Geysson J ^a   Gómez Palacio, Andrés M ^a   Mejía Jaramillo, Ana M ^a   Cantillo, Omar ^a   Triana Chávez, Omar ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD MEAL; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOCHROME B GENE; DISEASE CARRIER; FECES; FEEDING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HIGH RESOLUTION MELTING ANALYSIS; INSECT; INTESTINE; MEAL; NONHUMAN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRIATOMINAE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; ANIMAL; BLOOD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EVALUATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; ZOOLOGY;

CYTOCHROME B;

ANIMALS; BLOOD; CHAGAS DISEASE; CYTOCHROMES B; DISEASE VECTORS; ENTOMOLOGY; HUMANS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; TRIATOMINAE;

EID: 84857885815     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001530     Document Type: Article

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