Identification of Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar by PCR assay of fecal specimens obtained from Thai/Myanmar border region

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 425-434

  Intarapuk, Apiradee ^a   Kalambaheti, Thareerat ^a   Thammapalerd, Nitaya ^a   Mahannop, Pakpimol ^a   Kaewsatien, Pradit ^b   Bhumiratana, Adisak ^a   Nityasuddhi, Dechavudh ^c  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b ARMED FORCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Thailand)

^c Faculty of Public Health

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

AMEBIASIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FECES; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MYANMAR; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; THAILAND;

ANIMALS; DYSENTERY, AMEBIC; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FECES; HUMANS; MYANMAR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; THAILAND;

EID: 67650106085     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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