PCR diagnosis of Entamoeba histolytica cysts in stool samples

Korean Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 281-284

  Moon, Joung Ho ^a   Cho, Shin Hyeong ^a   Yu, Jae Ran ^b   Lee, Won Ja ^a   Cheun, Hyeng Il ^a  

^a Korea National Institute of Health   (South Korea)

^b Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Entamoeba histolytica; PCR; SSU rDNA; Stool

Indexed keywords

AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE TARGETING; HISTONE H4 GENE; LIMIT OF DETECTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SMALL SUBUNIT RIBOSOMAL DNA GENE;

DNA PRIMERS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENTAMOEBIASIS; HISTONES; HUMANS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 80855132476     PISSN: 00234001     EISSN: 17380006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2011.49.3.281     Document Type: Article

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