Open AccessApplication of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in parasitology
Author(s) -
Stamatina Trivizaki,
Georgios Théodoropoulos
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of the hellenic veterinary medical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.186
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 2585-3724
pISSN - 1792-2720
DOI - 10.12681/jhvms.15652
Subject(s) - polymerase chain reaction , parasitology , digital polymerase chain reaction , biology , identification (biology) , virology , computational biology , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , gene , zoology , ecology
The method of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is applied for parasite identification, for studying genetic diversity between phylums, families and species of parasites, as well as for the diagnosis and epidemiological study of parasitic diseases. The biggest advantage of PCR is its higher sensitivity in comparison to other classical indirect diagnostic methods.