Identification of Naegleria species in recreational areas in Hornos, Sonora;Identificación de especies de Naegleria en sitios recreativos en Hornos, Sonora

Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-5

  Guzmán Fierros, Eunice ^a   De Jonckheere, Johan F ^b   Lares Villa, Fernando ^a  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE SONORA   (Mexico)

^b SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

Author keywords

5.8S rDNA; Amebas; ITS; Mexico

Indexed keywords

AMOEBA (GENUS); NAEGLERIA; NAEGLERIA AMERICANA; NAEGLERIA AUSTRALIENSIS; NAEGLERIA LOVANIENSIS; NAEGLERIA TIHANGENSIS;

EID: 45149131448     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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