Polymerase chain reaction for detection of Toxoplasma gondii in human biological samples

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 341-344

  Cermakova Z ^a   Ryskova O ^a   Pliskova L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HRADEC KRALOVE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 28644450671     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02931415     Document Type: Article

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