Entamoeba histolytica: The serine-rich gene polymorphism-based genetic variability of clinical isolates from Georgia

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 110, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 313-317

  Simonishvili, Sophia ^a   Tsanava, Shota ^a   Sanadze, Ketevan ^a   Chlikadze, Rusudan ^a   Miskalishvili, Anna ^a   Lomkatsi, Nino ^a   Imnadze, Paata ^a   Petri Jr , William A ^b   Trapaidze, Nino ^a  

^a National Center for Disease Control   (Georgia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; SERINE; SERINE RICH ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA;

EID: 20444482805     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2005.02.015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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