Intraspecific variation and phylogenetic relationships in the genus Entamoeba as revealed by riboprinting

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 142-154

  Clark, C Graham ^a,b   Diamond, Louis S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Cultivation; PCR; ribosomal RNA genes

Indexed keywords

ENTAMOEBA;

EID: 0031106020     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1997.tb05951.x     Document Type: Article

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