Development and evaluation of a real-time PCR assay for the quantitative detection of Theileria annulata in cattle

Parasites and Vectors

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Ros García, Amaia ^a   Nicolás, Antoni ^b   García Pérez, Ana L ^a   Juste, Ramán A ^a   Hurtado, Ana ^a  

^a NEIKER and a Vaccine producing Commercial Company CZVSL   (Spain)

^b Occs Menorca ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Mediterranean theileriosis; parasitaemia; Quantitative real time PCR; Spain; Theileria annulata; Ticks

Indexed keywords

RNA 18S;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CATTLE; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PROBABILITY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RELIABILITY; RNA SEQUENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THEILERIA ANNULATA;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SPAIN; THEILERIA ANNULATA; THEILERIASIS; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; IXODIDA; THEILERIA ANNULATA;

EID: 84864802371     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17563305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-5-171     Document Type: Article

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