Differentiation of Cryptosporidium parvum, C. muris, and C. baileyi by PCR-RFLP analysis of the 18s rRNA gene

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 62, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 1-7

  Leng, Xigang ^a   Mosier, Derek A ^a   Oberst, Richard D ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium spp; Diagnosis Protozoa; Polymerase chain reaction; Restriction fragment length polymorphism assay

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALIA; BAILEYI; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM BAILEYI; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM MURIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0029958995     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-4017(95)00863-2     Document Type: Article

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