Ribosomal RNA sequencing reveals differences between the genotypes of Giardia isolates recovered from humans and dogs living in the same locality

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 44-51

  Hopkins, Richard M ^a   Meloni, Bruno P ^a   Groth, David M ^a,b   Wetherall, John D ^a,b   Reynoldson, James A ^a   Thompson, R C Andrew ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ABORIGINE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; ELECTROPHORESIS; FECES ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; GIARDIASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; RNA SEQUENCE; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; GENOTYPE; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 0030951382     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284315     Document Type: Article

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