The identification of Naegleria fowleri from water and soil samples by nested PCR

Parasitology Research

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 211-217

  Maclean, Rebecca C ^a   Richardson, Dennis J ^b   LePardo, Robin ^b   Marciano Cabral, Francine ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING;

NAEGLERIA; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI;

EID: 3142749215     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-004-1104-x     Document Type: Article

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