Processing of fecal samples for study of Cryptosporidium sp. by PCR;Procesamiento de muestras fecales en el estudio de Cryptosporidium sp. Mediante PCR

Revista Peruana de Biologia

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 158-160

  Pérez Cordón, Gregorio ^a   Rosales Lombardo, M José ^b   Sánchez Moreno, Manuel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b Gregorio Pérez Cordón   (Peru)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; DNA; Oocysts; PCR; Purification

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548422785     PISSN: 15610837     EISSN: 17279933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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