Molecular analysis of cryptosporidium parvum HNJ-1 isolated in Japan

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1647-1649

  Amer, Said ^a,b   Matsubara, Ryuma ^a   Murakoshi, Fumi ^a   Nakai, Yutaka ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kafrelsheikh University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium parvum; DHFR; GP60; HNJ 1; ITS

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; GLYCOPROTEIN; PROTOZOAL DNA; PROTOZOAL RNA; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; JAPAN; MOUSE; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; JAPAN; MICE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RNA, PROTOZOAN; TETRAHYDROFOLATE DEHYDROGENASE;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM;

EID: 78650821437     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.10-0118     Document Type: Article

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