Blastocystis tropism in the pig intestine

Parasitology Research

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1465-1472

  Fayer, R ^a   Elsasser, T ^a   Gould, R ^b   Solano, G ^c   Urban, J ^c   Santin, M ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Bldg 200 ^*  (United States)

^c BELTSVILLE HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLASTOCYSTIS; CECUM; DUODENUM; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE SEQUENCE; HISTOLOGY; ILEUM; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; INTESTINE; JEJUNUM; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; TROPISM;

BLASTOCYSTIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SUIDAE;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYSTIS; CECUM; COLON; DUODENUM; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; ILEUM; INTESTINES; JEJUNUM; SUS SCROFA; TROPISM;

EID: 84897025871     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-014-3787-y     Document Type: Article

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