Abstract
A cloned 0.64-kb DNA sequence of Schistosoma mansoni contains 121-bp tandem repeats and comprises at least 12% of the schistosomal genome of both sexes. It exhibits a high degree of species specificity upon hybridization with Schistosoma haematobium and Schistosoma magrebowiei DNA, and could detect with high sensitivity schistosomal DNA sequences in infected snails.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 73-80 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology |
Volume | 44 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1991 |
Keywords
- DNA probe
- Repeated DNA
- Schistosoma mansoni
- Species identification