Genetic variability of Blastocystis hominis isolates in China

Parasitology Research

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 597-601

  Yan, Yiming ^a   Su, Shuilian ^a   Lai, Riyong ^a   Liao, Hua ^a   Ye, Jinhua ^a   Li, Xiaobo ^a   Luo, Xiaoting ^a   Chen, Guifeng ^a  

^a GANNAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; CHINA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE TAGGED SITE;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; BLASTOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; CHINA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FECES; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE TAGGED SITES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS;

EID: 33748351788     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-006-0186-z     Document Type: Article

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