Comparison of Microscopy and PCR for Detection of Three Species of Encephalitozoon in Feces

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue SUPPL., 2003, Pages 572-573

  Fayer, Ronald ^a   Santin, Monica ^a   Palmer, Robert ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA;

DETECTION METHOD; FECES; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSCOPY;

ANIMAL; BACTERIAL SPORE; CATTLE; CELL LINE; CHICKEN; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOLOGY; ENCEPHALITOZOON; FECES; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATTLE; CELL LINE; CHICKENS; DNA PRIMERS; ENCEPHALITOZOON; FECES; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPORES; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; ENCEPHALITOZOON; GALLUS GALLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0347597085     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2003.tb00633.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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