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Analysis of the 18S ribosomal RNA gene of Strongyloides stercoralis
R A Putland1, S M Thomas, D I Grove
1Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, South Australia.
International Journal for Parasitology
|February 1, 1993
Abstract:
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.