Molecular evidence of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in Japan

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 217-219

  Abe, Niichiro ^a   Kimata, Isao ^b   Iseki, Motohiro ^c  

^a OSAKA CITY INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Enterocytozoon bieneusi; Microsporidia; PCR; Zoonotic parasite

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CHEMISTRY; DIARRHEA; DNA SEQUENCE; DOG; ENTEROCYTOZOON; FECES; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; JAPAN; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; CATS; DIARRHEA; DNA, FUNGAL; DOGS; ENTEROCYTOZOON; FECES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CANIS FAMILIARIS; ENTEROCYTOZOON; ENTEROCYTOZOON BIENEUSI; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MAMMALIA; MICROSPORIDIA;

EID: 62549132044     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.71.217     Document Type: Article

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