An improved 'cold SSCP' method for the genotypic and subgenotypic characterization of Cryptosporidium

Molecular and Cellular Probes

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 329-332

  Gasser, Robin B ^a   Abs El Osta, Youssef G ^a   Prepens, Sandra ^a   Chalmers, Rachel M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b SINGLETON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Genotypic and subgenotypic characterization; Single strand conformation polymorphism analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; COLD; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM;

EID: 4043146530     PISSN: 08908508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcp.2004.05.002     Document Type: Article

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