Detection and identification of Entamoeba gingivalis by specific amplification of rRNA gene

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1248-1251

  Kikuta, Noriko ^a   Yamamoto, Ayako ^a   Goto, Nobuichi ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

diagnostics; Entamoeba gingivalis; polymerase chain reaction; small subunit rRNA

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENTAMOEBA; HUMAN; MOUTH; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA GINGIVALIS; PROTISTA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0030497628     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m96-161     Document Type: Article

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