Blastocystis hominis revisited

Clinical Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 563-584

  Stenzel, D J ^a   Boreham, P F L ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE;

AMEBIASIS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLASTOCYSTIS; CELL ORGANELLE; HUMAN; INTESTINE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LIFE CYCLE; MORPHOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALIA; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS;

EID: 0029860239     PISSN: 08938512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/cmr.9.4.563-584.1996     Document Type: Review

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