Isolation, propagation and characterisation of Cryptosporidium

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1379-1413

  Gasser, R B ^a   O'Donoghue, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biochemistry; Characterisation; Cryptosporidiosis; Cryptosporidium; Molecular biology; Water

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENOME; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVIEW; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TREATMENT;

ANIMALS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; VARIATION (GENETICS); WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032747401     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(99)00113-7     Document Type: Review

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