Immunologic and molecular characteristics of Encephalitozoon-like microsporidia isolated from humans and rabbits indicate that Encephalitozoon cuniculi is a zoonotic parasite

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 557-559

  Deplazes, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROSPORUM; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RESTRICTION MAPPING; ZOONOSIS;

EID: 0029777289     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/22.3.557     Document Type: Article

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