Terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism for identification of cryptosporidium species in human feces

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 108-112

  Waldron, L S ^a   Ferrari, B C ^a,b   Gillings, M R ^a   Power, M L ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM HOMINIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM OOCYSTS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM OOCYSTS; DETECTION LIMITS; EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENTS; EFFICIENT METHODS; HUMAN DISEASES; HUMAN FECAL; HUMAN FECES; RELIABLE METHODS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATIONS; TERMINAL RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISMS; TERMINAL RESTRICTION FRAGMENTS;

NUCLEIC ACIDS; ORGANIC ACIDS; POLYMORPHISM;

PORT TERMINALS;

CYST; FECES; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; POLYMORPHISM; PROTOZOAN;

ANIMALS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FECES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM HOMINIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 58149346182     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01341-08     Document Type: Article

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