Improved immunofluorescence assay for detection of Giardia and Cryptosporidium from asymptomatic adult cervine animals

Parasitology Research

Volumn 85, Issue 8-9, 1999, Pages 733-736

  Deng, M Q ^a   Cliver, D O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DEER; GIARDIA; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION;

ANIMALS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DEER; DNA, PROTOZOAN; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0032976310     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050623     Document Type: Article

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