Strain differences in Blastocystis isolates as detected by a single set of polymerase chain reaction primers.

doi:10.1007/s004360050521

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Strain differences in Blastocystis isolates as detected by a single set of polymerase chain reaction primers.

Parasitology research - 1 Feb 1999

Init I, Mak J W, Lokman Hakim S, Yong H S

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A total of 20 isolates of Blastocystis were characterized using a single set of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) primers. The amplification product revealed five types of pattern. All four isolates from Singapore yielded PCR products quite different from those of the local isolates. However, most...

Topics

Animals
Blastocystis
DNA Primers
Genetic Variation
Haplorhini
Humans
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Singapore
Species Specificity
Virulence

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