Molecular epidemiology of Cryptosporidium parvum infection

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 262-266

  Morgan, Una M ^a   Forbes, D A ^b   Thompson, R C Andrew ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Diagnostics; Molecular Epidemiology; PCR

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031718202     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0932-4739(98)80052-7     Document Type: Article

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