WITHDRAWN: A Study of The Genetic Variability of Blastocystis hominis Isolates in Hamadan, West of Iran

Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 11-15

  Sardarian, Khosro ^a   Hajilooi, Mehrdad ^a   Maghsood, Amirhosein ^a   Moghimbeigi, Abbas ^a   Alikhani, Mohamadyusef ^b  

^a HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Blastocystis hominis; Gentic Variations

Indexed keywords

ETHER; FORMALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; CITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FECES ANALYSIS; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; INFECTION CONTROL; IRAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PARASITE EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SEQUENCE TAGGED SITE; SUMMER;

EID: 84870176884     PISSN: 20083645     EISSN: 20084161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/jjm.4171     Document Type: TB

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