DNA of Dientamoeba fragilis detected within surface-sterilized eggs of Enterobius vermicularis

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 57-61

  Röser, Dennis ^a   Nejsum, Peter ^b   Carlsgart, Anne Josefine ^a   Nielsen, Henrik Vedel ^a   Stensvold, Christen Rune ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Nematode; Parasite; PCR; Protozoon; Transmission; Vector

Indexed keywords

DNA;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIENTAMOEBA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ANIMALS; DIENTAMOEBA; DIENTAMOEBIASIS; DISEASE VECTORS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ENTEROBIASIS; ENTEROBIUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOCHLOROUS ACID; OVUM; OXIDANTS;

DIENTAMOEBA FRAGILIS; ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS; NEMATODA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 84870567973     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2012.10.009     Document Type: Article

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