Microsatellite Analysis of Cryptosporidium hominis and C. parvum in Portugal: A Preliminary Study

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue SUPPL., 2003, Pages 529-530

  Alves, Margarida ^a   Matos, Olga ^a   Antunes, Francisco ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO DE HIGIENE E MEDICINA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMAL; CATTLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; FECES; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORTUGAL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; FECES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORTUGAL;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM HOMINIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0348227639     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2003.tb00619.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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