Microsporidia: General characteristics, infections and laboratory diagnosis;Microsporidia: Genel özellikleri, enfeksiyonlari ve laboratuvar tanisi

Mikrobiyoloji Bulteni

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 513-522

  Sancak, Banu ^a   Akyön, Yakut ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Enterocytozoon bieneusi; Microsporidia; Microsporidial infections

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; FUNGUS SPORE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSPORIDA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; PATHOGENICITY; REVIEW;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANIMALS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MICROSPORIDIA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; SPORES, FUNGAL;

EID: 39049174803     PISSN: 03749096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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