Determination of an efficient and reliable method for DNA extraction from ticks

Veterinary Research

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 709-713

  Halos, Lénaïg ^a   Jamal, Taoufik ^a   Vial, Laurence ^b   Maillard, Renaud ^a   Suau, Antonia ^c   Le Menach, Arnaud ^d   Boulouis, Henri Jean ^a   Vayssier Taussat, Muriel ^a  

^a ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c Bioinformatique et Chimie Moléculaire   (France)

^d HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

Author keywords

DNA extraction; Nymphal stage; PCR; Tick

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFORM; PHENOL; PROTEINASE K; RNA 16S;

ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DNA EXTRACTION; ENZYME DEGRADATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC PROCEDURES; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TICK; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; DNA, BACTERIAL; IXODIDAE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ACARI; ARGASIDAE;

EID: 9744260950     PISSN: 09284249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/vetres:2004038     Document Type: Article

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