Optimization of a fragment size analysis tool for identification of Cryptosporidium species and Gp60 alleles infecting domestic ruminants

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 205, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 466-471

  Ramo, Ana ^a   Quílez, Joaquín ^a   Del Cacho, Emilio ^a   Sánchez Acedo, Caridad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Calves; Capillary electrophoresis; Cryptosporidium species; Fragment analysis; GP60 subtypes; Lambs

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA; PROTOZOAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CALF (BOVINE); CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM ANDERSONI; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM BOVIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM HOMINIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM RYANAE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM UBIQUITUM; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GP60 GENE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RNA SEQUENCE; ALLELE; ANIMAL; BOVINE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; SPAIN; VETERINARY;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM ANDERSONI; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM BOVIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM HOMINIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; OVIS ARIES;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DNA, PROTOZOAN; GENOTYPE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SPAIN;

EID: 84926204000     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.08.025     Document Type: Article

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