Sequence differences in the diagnostic target region of the oocyst wall protein gene of Cryptosporidium parasites

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 5499-5502

  Xiao, L ^a   Limor, J ^a   Morgan, U M ^a   Sulaiman, I M ^a   Thompson, R C A ^a   Lal, A A ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM ANDERSONI; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM BAILEYI; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM FELIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM MELEAGRIDIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM MURIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SERPENTIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM WRAIRI; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYST; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATTLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DOGS; GENES, PROTOZOAN; HUMANS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BAILEYI; BOVINAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM ANDERSONI; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM BAILEYI; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM FELIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM MELEAGRIDIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM MURIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SERPENTIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM WRAIRI; FELIS; METATHERIA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO; PROTOZOA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0034468997     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.12.5499-5502.2000     Document Type: Article

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