Correlations between morphological, molecular biological, and physiological characteristics in clinical and nonclinical isolates of Acanthamoeba spp.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 4408-4413

  Walochnik, J ^a   Obwaller, A ^a   Aspock, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; KERATITIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; AMEBIASIS; ANIMAL; BRAIN; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTACT LENSES; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; HUMAN; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NASAL MUCOSA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; WATER;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS;

EID: 0033770948     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.10.4408-4413.2000     Document Type: Article

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