Molecular Characterization of Cryptosporidium sp. from Animals in Spain

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue SUPPL., 2003, Pages 553-554

  Navarro i Martinez, Luis ^a   Bornay Llinares, Fernando J ^a   Rueda, Cristina ^b   Del Aguila, Carmen ^b   Da Silva, Alexandre J ^d   Oleaga, Ana ^c   Ramajo, Vicente ^c   Fenoy, Soledad ^b   Pieniazek, Norman J ^d  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SAN PABLO CEU   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMAL; CATTLE; CLASSIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FECES; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPAIN; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; CATTLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FECES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPAIN;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SP.;

EID: 0346336184     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2003.tb00626.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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