Genetic variability of the serine-rich gene of Entamoeba histolytica in clinical isolates from Turkey

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 239-244

  Tanyüksel, Mehmet ^a   Ulukanligil, Mustafa ^b   Yilmaz, Hasan ^c   Güçlü, Zeynep ^a   Araz, R Engin ^a   Mert, Gürkan ^d   Koru, Özgür ^a   Petri Jr , William A ^e  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d Turkish Land Forces Command Medical Department   (Turkey)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

E. Histolytica; Genetic diversity; PCR; Serine rich E. Histolytica protein; SREHP

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; AMPLIFICATION; COSMIC RAYS; FOOD ADDITIVES; HEALTH; NUCLEIC ACIDS; ORGANIC ACIDS; PIGMENTS;

CARRIER (CO); CLINICAL ISOLATES; DNA PATTERNING; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FRAGMENT LENGTHS; GENETIC DIVERSITIES; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPING; IN ORDER; NESTED PCR; RESTRICTION ENZYMES; STRAIN DIVERSITY; TURKISH;

STRAIN;

SERINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; EPIDEMIC; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 45749088213     PISSN: 13000144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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