Identification of a human isolate of encephalitozoon cuniculi type I from Italy

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1361-1366

  Rossi, P ^a   La Rosa, G ^a   Ludovisi, A ^a   Tamburrini, A ^a   Gomez Morales, M A ^a   Pozio, E ^a  

^a Laboratory of Parasitology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Encephalitozoon cuniculi; Epidemiology; Human isolate; Italy; Microsporidia; Molecular identification

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IN VITRO STUDY; ITALY; MALE; MICROSPORA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOPSY; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI; ENCEPHALITOZOONOSIS; HUMANS; ITALY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NASAL MUCOSA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RABBITS; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SPORES;

EID: 0031867426     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(98)00122-2     Document Type: Article

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