Genetic and phenotypic intraspecific variation in the microsporidian Encephalitozoon hellem

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 767-770

  Mathis, A ^a   Tanner, Isabelle ^a   Weber, R ^b   Deplazes, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

AIDS; Encephalitozoon hellem; Genotype; Microsporidia

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; SPACER DNA;

ARTICLE; BIRD; ENCEPHALITOZOON; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MICROSPORIDA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SWITZERLAND; TANZANIA;

AVES; ENCEPHALITOZOON HELLEM; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MICROSPORIDIA; PROTOZOA; PSITTACIFORMES;

EID: 0033050893     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(99)00025-9     Document Type: Article

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