PCR fingerprinting of Blastocystis isolated from symptomatic and asymptomatic human hosts

Parasitology Research

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 459-465

  Tan, T C ^a   Suresh, K G ^a   Thong, K L ^b   Smith, H V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c STOBHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; BLASTOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS;

EID: 33748889121     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-006-0177-0     Document Type: Article

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