Geographic linkage and variation in Cryptosporidium hominis

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 496-498

  Chalmers, Rachel M ^a,e   Hadfield, Stephen J ^a   Jackson, Colin J ^b   Elwin, Kristin ^a   Xiao, Lihua ^c   Hunter, Paul ^d  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^e SINGLETON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM HOMINIS; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); GEOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 41349106191     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1403.071320     Document Type: Article

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