Detection of Entamoeba dispar DNA in macaque feces by polymerase chain reaction

Parasitology Research

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 493-495

  Rivera, Windell L ^a   Kanbara, Hiroji ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTAMOEBA DISPAR; FECES ANALYSIS; MACACA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION;

AMEBIASIS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ENTAMOEBIASIS; FECES; HELMINTHIASIS; INTESTINES; JAPAN; MACACA; MONKEY DISEASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE;

ANIMALIA; ENTAMOEBA DISPAR; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; MACACA; MACACA FUSCATA; PRIMATES; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032956888     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050583     Document Type: Article

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