Polymorphisms in the β-tubulin gene of Cryptosporidium parvum differentiate between isolates based on animal host but not geographic origin

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 986-989

  Rochelle, P A ^a   Jutras, E M ^a   Atwill, E R ^a,b   De Leon, R ^a   Stewart, M H ^a  

^a METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA TUBULIN;

ARTICLE; CATTLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE ISOLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BASE SEQUENCE; CATTLE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DNA, PROTOZOAN; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; GOATS; HUMANS; INTRONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TUBULIN; UNITED STATES; WATER;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032700985     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3285846     Document Type: Article

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