LSSP-PCR for characterization of strains of Entamoeba histolytica isolated in Brazil

Parasitology

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 517-520

  Gomes, M A ^a,b   Silva, E F ^a   Macedo, A M ^a   Vago, A R ^a   Melo, M N ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

(LSSP PCR); Entamoeba histolytica; Low Stringency Single Specific Primer PCR; Zymodeme

Indexed keywords

ISOENZYME; PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENTAMOEBIASIS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0030974068     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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