A new method for isolation and differentiation of native Entamoeba histolytica and E. dispar cysts from fecal samples

Parasitology Research

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 719-721

  Walderich, B ^a   Muller L ^a   Bracha, R ^b   Knobloch, J ^a   Burchard, G D ^c  

^a Forschungslaboratorien   (Germany)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^c BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FECES ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CELLULOSE; CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT; CYSTS; DNA PROBES; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENTAMOEBIASIS; FECES; HUMANS; METHODS;

ENTAMOEBA DISPAR; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0030857658     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050326     Document Type: Article

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