Incidental finding of Myxobolus spores (Protozoa: Myxozoa) in stool samples from patients with gastrointestinal symptoms

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 3728-3730

  Boreham, R E ^a   Hendrick, S ^b   O'Donoghue, P J ^c   Stenzel, D J ^d  

^a Nicolaides Ptnrs C   (Sudan)

^b Nicolaides Ptnrs C   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DIARRHEA; FECES; FEMALE; FISH; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MYXOBOLUS PLECTROPLITES; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; PROTOZOON; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

MYXOBOLUS; MYXOZOA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0031754348     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.12.3728-3730.1998     Document Type: Article

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