Amoebic forms of Blastocystis spp. - Evidence for a pathogenic role

Parasites and Vectors

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Rajamanikam, Arutchelvan ^a   Govind, Suresh Kumar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Amoebic form; Blastocystis spp; Gastrointestinal; Protease activity

Indexed keywords

PROTEINASE;

AMOEBA (LIFE CYCLE STAGE); ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FECES CULTURE; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE VIRULENCE;

BLASTOCYSTIS;

BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84885362207     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17563305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-6-295     Document Type: Article

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