Molecular detection of Enterocytozoon bieneusi and identification of a potentially human-pathogenic genotype in milk

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1664-1666

  Lee, John Hwa ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DISEASE CONTROL; GENES; MAMMALS; PATHOGENS;

ENTEROCYTOZOON BIENEUSI; MILK; MOLECULAR ASSAYS;

PROTOZOA;

CATTLE; DAIRY FARMING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FUNGUS; GENOTYPE; MILK PRODUCTION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PARASITE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; COW; DAIRY CATTLE; ENTEROCYTOZOON; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MILK; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE ISOLATION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; ENTEROCYTOZOON; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; KOREA; MILK; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; ZOONOSES;

ENTEROCYTOZOON BIENEUSI;

EID: 40549108909     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02110-07     Document Type: Article

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