Detection of Infection with Larval Stages of Ornithobilharzia turkestanicum using PCR in Field-Collected Snails of Lymnaea gedrosiana from Northwestern Iran

  Background: Infection with Ornithobilharzia turkestanicum has been reported in a wide range of animals worldwide. This study was undertaken to assess the util-ity of polymerase chain reaction (PCR), for detecting the infection with O. turke-stanicum larvae stages in Lymnaea gedrosiana. Metho...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Yakhchali, Seyyed Yaser Mirrajei, Reza Malekzadeh-Viayeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013-12-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
Subjects:
PCR
Online Access:https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/445