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Intragenomic variation in the internal transcribed spacer 1 region of Dientamoeba fragilis as a molecular epidemiological marker.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Oct 2008
Bart Aldert, van der Heijden Harold M, Greve Sophie, Speijer Dave, Landman Wil J, van Gool Tom
Abstract excerpt
Dientamoeba fragilis is a parasite that has been recognized to be a causative agent of gastrointestinal symptoms. Because in most studies only some infected persons experience symptoms, it is possible that D. fragilis is a heterogeneous species with variants that display similar morphologies but different pathogenicities. The search for genetic variation in D. fragilis was based on the small-subunit rRNA gene,...
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