Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) by Subject "Genotyping"

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    • Gardnerella vaginalis comprises three distinct genotypes of which only two produce sialidase 

      Santiago, Guido Lopes dos Santos; Deschaght, Pieter; Aila, El Nabil; Kiama, Teresa N.; Jefferson, Kimberly K.; Temmerman, M (2011-05)
      OBJECTIVE: Sialidase and the presence of Gardnerella vaginalis have been proposed as biomarkers for bacterial vaginosis. Sialidase has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcome. We genotyped G. vaginalis isolates, ...

    • Rapid discrimination and quantification of Theileria orientaiis types using ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacers 

      Kamau, Joseph; Salim, Bashir; Yokoyama, Naoki; Kinyanjui, Peter; Sugimoto, Chihiro (Department of Collaboration and Education. Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine. University of Hokkaido,JapanDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi. Kenya, 2011)
      We report the population structure analysis of Theiteiia orientalis types (Ikeda. Buffcli and Chitose). the causative agent of theileriosis in cattle and its cohorts, using ITSl and ITS2 spacers by fragment genotyping. We ...