Blastocystis surface antigen is stable in chemically preserved stool samples for at least 1 year

Parasitology Research

Volumn 112, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2469-2471

  Gould, Rick ^a   Boorom, Kenneth ^b  

^a Antibodies Inc   (United States)

^b Blastocystis Research Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTOSIS; BULLOCK; FECES ANALYSIS; GOAT; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LONGEVITY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTIST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SWINE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; CATTLE; FECES; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GOATS; OREGON; PROTEIN STABILITY; REFRIGERATION; SWINE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTIS SP.; CAPRA HIRCUS; PROTISTA; SUIDAE;

EID: 84879554567     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-013-3411-6     Document Type: Article

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