From: Current advances in serological and molecular diagnosis of Schistosoma mekongi infection
Diagnostic platform | Gene target | Type and source of sample used for testing | References |
---|---|---|---|
Conventional PCR | Cytochrome C oxidase 1 | Mouse or Mongolian gerbils’ serum | [25] |
Real-time PCR | Mitochondrial genome | Rat feces | [52] |
 | 28 s rRNA | Human feces | [9] |
 | 18 s rRNA | Whole parasite—from experimentally infected rats | [29] |
 | V4 region 18 s rDNA | Whole parasite—from experimentally infected rabbit or mice | [32] |
PCR-coupled with pyrosequencing | 18Â s rRNA | Rat feces | [57] |
LAMP | Internal transcribed spacer 1 | Human feces | [31] |