Development of a Genus Specific Primer Set for Detection of Leishmania Parasites by Polymerase Chain Reaction
IR@IICB: CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata
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Development of a Genus Specific Primer Set for Detection of
Leishmania Parasites by Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Bhattacharyya, Riddhi
Das, Krishna Sen, Sandeep Roy, Syamal Majumder, Hemanta K |
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Infectious Diseases and Immunology
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| Description |
We have compared the sequences of a major class of kinetoplast DNA (kDNA) minicircle (pLURkE3) of Laishmunia
strain UR6 with other minicircle sequences from different Leishmaniu species. Alignment of these sequences allowed the selection of a pair of oligonucleotides suitable as primers in polymerase chain reaction (PCR) which is specific for Leishmania parasites. PCR with this genus-specific primer set is capable of detecting 1 femtogram of kDNA. These primers have been tested with kDNAs from both old world and new world Leishmania species. The results indicate that the primers may be suitable for detection of any kind of leishmaniasis.
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1996
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Article
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application/pdf
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http://www.eprints.iicb.res.in/738/1/FEMS_MICROBIOLOGY_LETTERS__Volume_135___Issue_2%2D3___Pages_195%2D200___DOI_10.10160378%2D1097(95)00449%2D1%2C_1996_[64].pdf
Bhattacharyya, Riddhi and Das, Krishna and Sen, Sandeep and Roy, Syamal and Majumder, Hemanta K (1996) Development of a Genus Specific Primer Set for Detection of Leishmania Parasites by Polymerase Chain Reaction. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 135. pp. 195-200. |
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http://dx.doi.org/ 10.10160378-1097(95)00449-1
http://www.eprints.iicb.res.in/738/ |
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