PCR-Mediated Recombination between Cryptosporidium spp. of Lizards and Snakes

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue SUPPL., 2003, Pages 563-565

  Zhou, Ling ^a,b   Yang, Chunfu ^a   Xiao, Lihua ^a  

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

^b ATLANTA RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

LIZARD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RECOMBINATION; SNAKE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIZARD; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SNAKE;

ANIMALS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DNA, PROTOZOAN; LIZARDS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SNAKES;

ANIMALIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SAUROPHILUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SERPENTIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SP.; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0348226978     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2003.tb00630.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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