Characterization of axenic isolates of Giardia intestinalis established from humans and animals in Germany

Parasitology Research

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 442-449

  Karanis, Panagiotis ^a   Ey, Peter L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DIARRHEA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; MOLECULAR CLONING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FECES; GENES, PROTOZOAN; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0031805021     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050427     Document Type: Article

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