Molecular detection of Strongyloides ratti in faecal samples from wild rats in Serdang, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Al-Zihiry, Khalid Jameel Kadhim, Aliyu, Mahmuda, Atshan, Salman Sahab, Unyah, Ngah Zasmy, Ibraheem, Zaid Osama, Abd. Majid, Roslaini, Awang Hamat, Rukman, Abdullah, Wan Omar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pharmacotherapy Group, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15035/1/Molecular%20detection%20of%20Strongyloides%20ratti%20in%20faecal%20samples%20from%20wild%20rats%20in%20Serdang%2C%20Malaysia.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15035/; https://www.tjpr.org/home/abstract.php?id=178&aTitle=Molecular%20detection%20of%20Strongyloides%20ratti%20in%20faecal%20samples%20from%20wild%20rats%20in%20Serdang,%20Malaysia

Purpose: To detect Strongyloides ratti in faecal samples using conventional methods and to confirm the identification using a sensitive and specific method, namely, polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Methods: A PCR method targeting the small subunit of the rRNA gene was performed in this study for th...