Proteaese activity of Blastocystis hominis subtype3 in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients

Parasitology Research

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 321-327

  Abdel Hameed, Dina Marie ^a   Hassanin, Omayma Mohamed ^a  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE PROTEINASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS SUBTYPE 3; BLASTOCYSTOSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; BLASTOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; GELATIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; VIRULENCE FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS;

EID: 80052342321     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-011-2259-x     Document Type: Article

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