Characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. - Recent developments and future needs

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 111, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 103-114

  Egyed, Z ^a,b   Sreter T ^a   Szell Z ^a   Varga, I ^b  

^a CENTRAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^b SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Genotyping; Molecular phylogeny; Polyphasic characterization; Reference strains; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PROTOZOON; REVIEW; TAXONOMY;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; PROTOZOA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037434456     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(02)00362-X     Document Type: Article

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