Identifying flies used for maggot debridement therapy [6]

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 3 PART 1, 2008, Pages 196-

  Williams, K A ^a   Cronje, F J ^b   Avenant, L ^b   Villet, M H ^c  

^a Durban Natural Science Museum   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

DEBRIDEMENT; DNA EXTRACTION; FLY; GENBANK; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; LETTER; LUCILIA CUPRINA; LUCILIA SERICATA; MAGGOT THERAPY; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WOUND;

ANIMALS; DEBRIDEMENT; DIPTERA; HUMANS; LARVA; NECROSIS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 42049110127     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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