Genetic characterization of Cryptosporidium isolates from humans in northern Portugal

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Almeida, André A ^a   Delgado, Maria L ^a   Soares, Sónia C ^b   Castro, António O ^a   Moreira, Maria J ^b   Mendonça, Carla M ^b   Canada, Nuno B ^b   Correia Da Costa, José M ^a   Coelho, Helena G ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c Hospital Joaquim Urbano   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; PROTOZOAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 18S;

GENETIC ANALYSIS; PROTOZOAN;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FECES; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; OOCYST; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PORTUGAL;

ANIMALS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FECES; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; OOCYSTS; PHYLOGENY; PORTUGAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM;

EID: 33751381806     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2006.00163.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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