Chapter title |
Direct Detection of Theileria annulata in Bovine Blood Samples Using Standard and Isothermal DNA Amplification Approaches.
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Chapter number | 13 |
Book title |
Veterinary Infection Biology: Molecular Diagnostics and High-Throughput Strategies
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Published in |
Methods in molecular biology, October 2014
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DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-2004-4_13 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-2003-7, 978-1-4939-2004-4
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Authors |
Jacinto Gomes, João Inácio |
Editors |
Mónica V. Cunha, João Inácio |
Abstract |
Tropical theileriosis is a tick-borne disease responsible for important health problems in cattle, caused by the hemoprotozoan Theileria annulata. Traditionally, detection of Theileria pathogens in infected animals requires the microscopic examination of stained-blood smears and serological methods. Molecular diagnostic assays have been developed for the detection of Theileria parasites, including PCR-based and reverse line blotting approaches, but these methods usually demand qualified personnel, complex instrumentation, and expensive materials. Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) can facilitate the design of molecular assays independent of the use of sophisticated equipment. In this chapter we describe the application of two molecular assays for the direct detection of T. annulata in bovine blood samples, based in real-time PCR and LAMP, both targeting the Tams1-encoding gene of this parasite. |
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