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Abstract
We have described in previous reports (Schill et al., 1998) the development of a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of 18S ribosomal RNA for the detection of Myxozoan parasites. Oligonucleotide primers were developed by multiple alignment of Myxozoan sequence information and analysis by a custom-written computer program (PRIM). Candidate pairs of primer sequences were then analyzed for specificity by BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool). From these, a set of promising primers (MYXFWD and MYXREV) was chosen for further testing. These were chosen because they should direct detection of a number of Myxozoan species (Table 1). PCR using MXYFWD and MYXREV proved to be robust and relatively free of artifact products. Further, we were able to routinely detect Myxobolus cerebralis in fish tissues (Figure 1).
| Publication type | Book |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Conference publication |
| Title | Non-lethal sampling for the detection of Myxobolus cerebralis in asymptomatic rainbow trout |
| Year Published | 1999 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Whirling Disease Foundation |
| Publisher location | Bozeman, MT |
| Contributing office(s) | Leetown Science Center |
| Description | p. 235-236 |
| Larger Work Title | National Whirling Disease Symposium 1999 Missoula, MT |
| First page | 235 |
| Last page | 236 |
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