Direct Amplification and Genotyping of Dientamoeba fragilis from Human Stool Specimens

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 631-635

  Peek, Ron ^a   Reedeker, Freek R ^a   Van Gool, Tom ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Harbour Hospital   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIENTAMOEBA; DNA ISOLATION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TROPHOZOITE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DIENTAMOEBA; DIENTAMOEBIASIS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FECES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REFERENCE VALUES; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; VARIATION (GENETICS);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DIENTAMOEBA FRAGILIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 1242314289     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.2.631-635.2004     Document Type: Article

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