Detection of Babesia divergens using molecular methods in anemic patients in Shandong Province, China

Parasitology Research

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 241-245

  Qi, Chunhua ^a,b   Zhou, Dong ^a   Liu, Jianzhu ^a   Cheng, Ziqiang ^a   Zhang, Li ^a   Wang, Lin ^a   Wang, Zhenyong ^a   Yang, Dubao ^a   Wang, Shujing ^a   Chai, Tongjie ^a  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Central Hospital of Tai'an City   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 18S;

18S RRNA GENE; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BABESIA DIVERGENS; BABESIOSIS; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA GENE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SWITZERLAND;

BABESIA; BABESIA DIVERGENS; IXODES; IXODIDA; PROTOZOA; TAIA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 85027933460     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-011-2382-8     Document Type: Article

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