Diverse Applications of Environmental DNA Methods in Parasitology

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 499-513

  Bass, David ^a,b   Stentiford, Grant D ^a   Littlewood, D T J ^b   Hartikainen, Hanna ^c  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLASTOCYSTIS; DNA DETERMINATION; ENTAMOEBA; ENTEROCYTOZOON BIENEUSI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GIARDIA; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LEISHMANIA; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOLOGY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; REVIEW; TOXOPLASMA; TRYPANOSOMA; ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENETICS; PARASITE; PROCEDURES; TRENDS;

DNA;

ANIMALS; DNA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PARASITES; PARASITOLOGY;

EID: 84943263842     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: 14715007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2015.06.013     Document Type: Review

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