Identification of surface proteins of trophic and cyst forms of Blastocystis hominis by biotin labeling

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 103-106

  Villar, Joaquín ^a   Carbajal, José Antonio ^a   Lanuza, María Desamparados ^a   Navarro, María Rosa ^a   Borrás, Rafael ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biotin labeling; Blastocystis hominis; Cyst forms; Surface proteins; Trophic forms

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033024283     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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