Direct amplification and species determination of microsporidian DNA from stool specimens

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 373-378

  Katzwinkel Wladarsch, S ^a   Lieb, M ^b   Heise, W ^c   Loscher T ^a   Rinder, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Klinikum Schwabing   (Germany)

^c Vivantes Auguste Viktoria Klinikum   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA; microsporidia; PCR

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENE PRODUCT; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DNA DETERMINATION; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MICROSPORA; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPOROGENESIS;

ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI; ENCEPHALITOZOON INTESTINALIS; ENTEROCYTOZOON BIENEUSI; MICROSPORIDIA;

EID: 0030064022     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1996.d01-51.x     Document Type: Article

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