Application of Molecular Techniques to the Diagnosis of Microsporidial Infection

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 183-191

  Fedorko, Daniel P ^a,b   Hijazi, Yasmine M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENE; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROSPORIDA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; GENES, PROTOZOAN; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSPORIDA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0030185925     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0203.960304     Document Type: Article

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