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Use of PCR/DNA probes to identify circumsporozoite genotype of Plasmodium vivax in China.
The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health - 1 Mar 1999
Han G D, Zhang X J, Zhang H H, Chen X X, Huang B C
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The paper reports the result of identifying cirumsporozoite (CS) genotype of Plasmodium vivax by using PCR/DNA probe labeled with biotin. The sensitivity of this method to detect patient blood samples was 0.2 parasite/microl and also with high specific to P. vivax. CS genes from 52 blood samples collected from patients with P. vivax in Hainan and Yunnan Provinces were amplified by PCR and 49 were positive by...
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