Detection and characterization of Cryptosporidium cuniculus by real-time PCR

Parasitology Research

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1385-1390

  Hadfield, Stephen J ^a   Chalmers, Rachel M ^a  

^a SINGLETON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM ANDERSONI; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM BAILEYI; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM CUNICULUS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM FELIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM HOMINIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM MELEAGRIDIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM MURIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM UBIQUITUM; FLUORESCENCE; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; GP60 GENE; HIGH RESOLUTION MELTING ANALYSIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SYBR GREEN I FLUORESCENCE;

ANIMALS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DNA, PROTOZOAN; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; RABBITS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM HOMINIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 84866086453     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-012-2874-1     Document Type: Article

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