Zymogram patterns of Naegleria spp isolated from natural water sources in Taling Chan district, Bangkok

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 275-280

  Tiewcharoen, Supathra ^a   Komalamisra, Narumon ^b   Junnu, Virach ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CYTOSOL AMINOPEPTIDASE; ESTERASE; FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE ISOMERASE; GLYCEROL 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE (DECARBOXYLATING); PHOSPHOGLUCOMUTASE; WATER; XANTHINE DEHYDROGENASE;

ALLOENZYME VARIATION; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENCEPHALITIS; EXTRACTION; GENETIC STRAIN; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; THAILAND; TROPHOZOITE; WATER ANALYSIS; ZYMOGRAPHY;

EID: 4544371059     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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