Virulence parameters in the characterization of strains of Entamoeba histolytica

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 65-69

  Gomes, Maria A ^b   Melo, Maria N ^b   Pena, Gil P M ^b   Silva, Edward F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Entamoeba hystolytica; Izoenzyme patterns; Restriction fragments analysis; Virulence assays

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; ISOENZYME;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; HAMSTER; PATHOGENICITY; SYRIAN HAMSTER; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ISOENZYMES; MESOCRICETUS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0031083506     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46651997000200001     Document Type: Article

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