An improved polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of Tritrichomonas foetus in cattle.

ABSTRACT: An improved polymerase chain reaction test has been developed to detect Tritrichomonas foetus, the causative agent of trichomoniasis in cattle. The test amplifies a region of the 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene of T. foetus, and it is simple, sensitive, and specific when compared with traditional methods to examine field samples.

SUBMITTER: Nickel DD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC339206 | biostudies-literature | 2002 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature