Detection of Isospora belli by polymerase chain reaction using primers based on small-subunit ribosomal RNA sequences

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 631-634

  Muller A ^a   Bialek, R ^b   Fatkenheuer G ^a   Salzberger, B ^a   Diehl, V ^a   Franzen, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; HUMAN; ISOSPORA BELLI; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0033828367     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960000322     Document Type: Article

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