Extensive genetic diversity in Blastocystis hominis

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 79-83

  Clark, C Graham ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blastocystis hominis; Phylogeny; Polymorphism; Riboprinting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BLASTOCYSTIS; DNA DETERMINATION; FUNGAL GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA SEQUENCE;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; BLASTOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; INTESTINES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; VARIATION (GENETICS); VIRULENCE;

BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS;

EID: 0030787589     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(97)00046-7     Document Type: Article

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