Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and Cyclospora in ancient Peruvians

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 635-636

  Ortega, Ynes R ^a   Bonavia, Duccio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPROLITE; PARASITE;

ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CYCLOSPORA; FECES ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GIARDIA; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITISM; PERU;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SP.; CYCLOSPORA; CYCLOSPORA SP.; GIARDIA; GIARDIA SP.; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0038006223     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-3083RN     Document Type: Article

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