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An improved polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of Tritrichomonas foetus in cattle
D Douglas Nickel1, Merle E Olson, Gilbert A Schultz
1Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Health Sciences Centre, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1.
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.

