Irregular shedding of Blastocystis hominis

Parasitology Research

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 162-164

  Vennila, G D ^a   Suresh Kumar, G ^a   Khairul Anuar, A ^a   Rajah, S ^a   Saminathan, R ^a   Sivanandan, S ^a   Ramakrishnan, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS; FECES ANALYSIS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; BLASTOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; FECES; HUMANS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; PROTOZOA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0032895260     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050528     Document Type: Article

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