Immunological inter-strain crossreactivity correlated to 18S rDNA sequence types in Acanthamoeba spp.

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 163-167

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Immunology; Sequence type; Strain differentiation

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; DNA SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CROSS REACTIONS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBIDAE;

EID: 0035111838     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(00)00166-1     Document Type: Article

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