Molecular techniques for detection, species differentiation, and phylogenetic analysis of microsporidia

Clinical Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 243-285

  Franzen, C ^a   Muller A ^a  

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CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MICROSPORIDA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TAXONOMY;

EID: 0032920614     PISSN: 08938512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/cmr.12.2.243     Document Type: Review

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