Molecular and phylogenetic analysis of Blastocystis isolates from various hosts

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 235-242

  Abe, Niichiro ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blastocystis; Genetic diversity; Molecular phylogeny; Small subunit ribosomal RNA; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRD; BLASTOCYSTIS; CATTLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETICS; HOST; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE ISOLATION; PHYLOGENY; RODENT; SWINE; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIRDS; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; CATTLE; DNA, PROTOZOAN; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIMATES; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SWINE; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; BLASTOCYSTIS SP.; BOS TAURUS; PRIMATES; PROTOZOA; RODENTIA;

EID: 1642372318     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.01.003     Document Type: Article

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