Evidence for a link between locus R-R sequence type and outcome of infection with Entamoeba histolytica

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Ali, I K M ^a   Haque, R ^b   Alam, F ^c   Kabir, M ^b   Siddique, A ^b   Petri, W A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^c RAJSHAHI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Entamoeba histolytica; Infection outcome; Locus R R; Sequence types; TRNA gene array

Indexed keywords

TRANSFER RNA; UNTRANSLATED RNA;

AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER AMEBIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE;

ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA;

EID: 84862617475     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2012.03826.x     Document Type: Article

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