CP2 gene as a useful viability marker for Cryptosporidium parvum

Parasitology Research

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 381-387

  Lee, Soo Ung ^a   Joung, Migyo ^a   Ahn, Myoung Hee ^b   Huh, Sun ^c   Song, Hyunje ^d   Park, Woo Yoon ^e   Yu, Jae Ran ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^c Hallym University   (South Korea)

^d Gwangju Health College University   (South Korea)

^e Chungbuk National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA TUBULIN; BINDING PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; PROTEIN CP2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MARKER GENE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THERMOSTABILITY;

ANIMALS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; GENES, PROTOZOAN; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM;

EID: 38549126714     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-007-0772-8     Document Type: Article

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