A powerful DNA extraction method and PCR for detection of microsporidia in clinical stool specimens

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 243-246

  Müller, Andreas ^a   Stellermann, Kerstin ^a   Hartmann, Pia ^a   Schrappe, Matthias ^a   Fätkenheuer, Gerd ^a   Salzberger, Bernd ^a   Diehl, Volker ^a   Franzen, Caspar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; ENTEROCYTOZOON; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSPORIDA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 0344492725     PISSN: 1071412X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/cdli.6.2.243-246.1999     Document Type: Article

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