Unusual Cryptosporidium genotypes in human cases of diarrhea

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1800-1802

  Robinson, Guy ^a   Elwin, Kristin ^a   Chalmers, Rachel M ^a,b  

^a UK Cryptosporidium Reference Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b SINGLETON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM HOMINIS; DIARRHEA; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GENES, RRNA; GENOTYPE; GREAT BRITAIN; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OOCYSTS; PHYLOGENY; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RIBOSOME SUBUNITS, SMALL; RNA, PROTOZOAN;

EID: 55549099264     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1411.080239     Document Type: Article

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