Detection of Neospora caninum DNA by the polymerase chain reaction

被引:96
作者
Payne, S [1 ]
Ellis, J [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TECHNOL SYDNEY,DEPT CELL & MOLEC BIOL,MOLEC PARASITOL UNIT,SYDNEY,NSW 2065,AUSTRALIA
关键词
Neospora caninum; DNA; polymerase chain reaction;
D O I
10.1016/0020-7519(96)00030-6
中图分类号
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要
Neospora caninum is a cyst-forming coccidian parasite which is now recognised as a major cause of abortion and neonatal mortality in cattle and other livestock. This study describes the primary DNA structure of the transcribed spacer region of the rDNA of N. caninum. Of importance is that the sequence data generated have been used to develop a species-specific PCR test for N. caninum DNA, which will prove valuable in epidemiology studies on neosporosis. Copyright (C) 1996 Australian Society for Parasitology.
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