Electron microscopy identification of microsporidia (Enterocytozoon bieneusi) and Clyclospora cayetanensis from stool samples of HIV infected patients

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 119-122

  Satheeshkumar, S ^a   Ananthan, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Cylospora; Microscopy; Microsporidia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLOSPORA CAYETANENSIS; ENTEROCYTOZOON; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MICROBIAL MORPHOLOGY; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; MICROSPORIDA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SAMPLING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAINING; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 2442615223     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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