Analysis of the 18S ribosomal RNA gene of Strongyloides stercoralis.
The entire 1766 bases of the 18S rRNA gene of Strongyloides stercoralis have been sequenced. The gene has a 38% G+C content. Although it is similar in length to the 18S rRNA gene of Caenorhabditis elegans, the only other completely sequenced nematode 18S rRNA gene, it is only 69% identical. Closely related helminths will need to be sequenced in order to delineate sequences specific for the diagnosis of strongyloidiasis.
Putland
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Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, South Australia.
Thomas
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Grove
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Johnson
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D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D004285:Dogs / Q000469:parasitology; D017238:Genes, Helminth / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013321:Strongyloides / Q000235:genetics*
D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S