Molecular probes for the identification of avian Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon parasites in tissue sections by chromogenic in situ hybridization.

Tanja HimmelJosef HarlAnna Kübber-HeissCornelia KonicekNuhacet FernándezCarles Juan-SallésMikas IlgūnasGediminas ValkiūnasHerbert Weissenböck

Published in: Parasites & vectors (2019)

Chromogenic in situ hybridization using 18S ribosomal RNA-specific oligonucleotide probes reliably identifies and discriminates Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon parasites in tissue sections and enables unequivocal diagnosis of haemosporidioses.

Keyphrases

small molecule
single molecule
living cells
fluorescence imaging
nucleic acid
plasmodium falciparum
genome wide
fluorescent probe
trypanosoma cruzi