Cryptosporidium parvum DNA replication in cell-free culture

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1239-1242

  Zhang, L ^a   Sheoran, A S ^a   Widmer, G ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; DNA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTIST;

ARTICLE; ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA REPLICATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; MAMMALIA;

EID: 77749277608     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-2052.1     Document Type: Article

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