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Genotyping Giardia intestinalis by Using DNA Extracted from Long-Term Preserved Human Specimens Stained with Chlorazol Black E.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 20 May 2016
Nishida Yoshie, Morimoto Norihito, Korenaga Masataka, Komatsu Yutaka, Takeuchi Hiroaki, Matsumura Yoshihisa, Sugiura Tetsuro
Abstract excerpt
Giardia intestinalis is a parasitic protozoan that causes diarrhea and abdominal pain in humans. Studies of the Giardia genotypes are thought to be important for understanding their infection routes and prevalence. However, few have reported pathogen genotyping in human giardiasis cases in Japan. In this study, we genotyped G. intestinalis by using DNA extracted from chlorazol black E-stained fecal smears from...
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