First molecular data on cryptosporidiosis in Venezuela

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Certad, Gabriela ^a,b   Ngouanesavanh, Tramy ^a   Hernan, Aurora ^b   Rojas, Elsy ^b   Contreras, Rosa ^b   Pocaterra, Leonor ^b   Nuñez, Luz ^b   Dei Cas, Eduardo ^a,c   Guyot, Karine ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^c UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 18S;

INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PATHOGENICITY; PROTOZOAN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIARRHEA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FECES; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; VENEZUELA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIARRHEA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; VENEZUELA;

SOUTH AMERICA; VENEZUELA;

EID: 33751375156     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2006.00165.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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