Erratum: Evaluation of DNA extraction kits for molecular diagnosis of human Blastocystis subtypes from fecal samples (Parasitology Research (2011) 109 (1045-1050) DOI: 10.1007/s00436-011-2342-3);Evaluation of DNA extraction kits for molecular diagnosis of human Blastocystis subtypes from fecal samples

Parasitology Research

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1045-1050

  Yoshikawa, Hisao ^a   Dogruman AI, Funda ^b   Turk, Songul ^b   Kustimur, Semra ^b   Balaban, Neriman ^c   Sultan, Nedim ^b  

^a NARA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^c ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA ISOLATION; ELUTION; EVALUATION; FECES CULTURE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA GENE; SMALL SUBUNIT RNA GENE;

BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTIS SP.;

EID: 83155181743     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-011-2742-4     Document Type: Erratum

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