Molecular phylogenetic analysis of Cyclospora, the human intestinal pathogen, suggests that it is closely related to Eimeria species

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 440-445

  Relman, David A ^a   Schmidt, Thomas M ^b   Gajadhar, Alvin ^b   Sogin, Mitchell ^b   Cross, John ^b   Yoder, Kristine ^b   Sethabutr, Orntipa ^b   Echeverria, Peter ^b  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; CYCLOSPORA; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA SEQUENCE; EIMERIA; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; OOCYST; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030065730     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/173.2.440     Document Type: Article

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