Urine sample used for detection of Toxoplasma gondii infection by loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP)

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 21-26

  Hu, Xin ^a   Pan, Chang Wang ^a   Li, Ya Fei ^a   Wang, Han ^a   Tan, Feng ^a  

^a WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

B1; Loop mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP); Mouse; Toxoplasma gondii; Toxoplasmosis; Urine

Indexed keywords

MUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 84863389437     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: 18036465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2012.004     Document Type: Article

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