POLYMERASE CHAIN-REACTION DETECTION OF PLASMODIUM-FALCIPARUM IN MOSQUITOS
POLYMERASE CHAIN-REACTION DETECTION OF PLASMODIUM-FALCIPARUM IN MOSQUITOS
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DOI:
10.1016/0035-9203(93)90124-9
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发表时间:
1993-05-01
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
PANYIM, S
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作者:
TASSANAKAJON, A;BOONSAENG, V;PANYIM, S
The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) procedure using a primer set derived from a repetitive deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequence specific to Plasmodium falciparum was used to detect parasite DNA in mosquitoes. In laboratory-infected mosquitoes, PCR could detect as few as 10 sporozoites in a dissected salivary gland and a single oocyst in a dissected midgut. The ability to detect P. falciparum DNA in wild-caught mosquitoes indicated an advantage of the PCR over enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of Plasmodium sporozoites in mosquitoes with low-grade parasite infections.