A specific PCR assay for the identification and differentiation of Schistosoma japonicum geographical isolates in mainland China based on analysis of mitochondrial genome sequences

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1027-1036

  Zhao, Guang Hui ^a,b,c   Li, Juan ^a,c   Song, Hui Qun ^a,c   Li, Xiao Yan ^a,b   Chen, Fen ^c   Lin, Rui Qing ^c   Yuan, Zi Guo ^c   Weng, Ya Biao ^c   Hu, Min ^e   Zou, Feng Cai ^a,d   Zhu, Xing Quan ^a,d,f  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d YUNNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f HEILONGJIANG BAYI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Mitochondrial (mt) genome; Phylogeny; Schistosoma japonicum; Schistosomiasis; Specific PCR

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL GENOME; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITOSIS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHINA; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME, HELMINTH; GENOME, MITOCHONDRIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ANIMALIA; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; TREMATODA;

EID: 84860362429     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: 15677257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2012.02.020     Document Type: Article

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