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Molecular epidemiology of camel trypanosomiasis based on ITS1 rDNA and RoTat 1.2 VSG gene in the Sudan.
Parasites & vectors - 4 Mar 2011
Salim Bashir, Bakheit Mohammed A, Kamau Joseph, Nakamura Ichiro, Sugimoto Chihiro
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Internal transcribed spacer one (ITS1) of the ribosomal DNA is known to be a suitable target for PCR-based detection of trypanosomes. The analysis of this region provides a multi-species-specific diagnosis by a single PCR. Using ITS1 primer-based PCR, a cross sectional study was carried out in the period from September to November 2009 on samples collected from 687 camels from geographically distinct...
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