Real-time analysis of gut flora in Entamoeba histolytica infected patients of Northern India

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Verma, Anil Kumar ^a   Verma, Ravi ^a   Ahuja, Vineet ^b   Paul, Jaishree ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Entamoeba histolytica; Gut flora; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES; CAMPYLOBACTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSRTRIDIUM COCCOIDES; CLOSTRIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; EUBACTERIUM; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE DOSAGE; HUMAN; INDIA; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS; METHANOBREVIBACTER SMITHII; NONHUMAN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RUMINOCOCCUS;

ADULT; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL LOAD; BIOTA; DYSENTERY, AMEBIC; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CAMPYLOBACTER; CLOSTRIDIUM COCCOIDES; CLOSTRIDIUM LEPTUM; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; LACTOBACILLUS; METHANOBREVIBACTER SMITHII; PROTOZOA; RUMINOCOCCUS;

EID: 84865171513     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-12-183     Document Type: Article

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