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Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology Volume 94, 2000 - Issue 3
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A nested, multiplex, PCR assay for the simultaneous detection and differentiation of Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar in faeces

A. EvangelopoulosNational School of Public Health, Department of Parasitology, Entomology and Tropical Diseases, 196 Alexandras Avenue, 115 21Athens, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]
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G. SpanakosNational School of Public Health, Department of Parasitology, Entomology and Tropical Diseases, 196 Alexandras Avenue, 115 21Athens, Greece
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E. PatsoulaNational School of Public Health, Department of Parasitology, Entomology and Tropical Diseases, 196 Alexandras Avenue, 115 21Athens, Greece
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N. VakalisNational School of Public Health, Department of Parasitology, Entomology and Tropical Diseases, 196 Alexandras Avenue, 115 21Athens, Greece
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N. LegakisUniversity of Athens, Medical School, Department of Microbiology, 75 M. Asias Street, 115 27Athens, Greece
Pages 233-240 | Received 17 Dec 1999, Accepted 17 Feb 2000, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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