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Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology Volume 105, 2011 - Issue 8
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Original Article

Investigations and comparative detection of Cryptosporidium species by microscopy, nested PCR and LAMP in water supplies of Ordu, Middle Black Sea, Turkey

Z Koloren Department of BiologyFaculty of Arts and Sciences, University of Ordu, Ordu, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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I SotiriadouCentre of Dental Medicine, Policlinic of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Medical and Molecular ParasitologyCenter of Anatomy, Institute II, Medical School, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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P Karanis Medical and Molecular ParasitologyCenter of Anatomy, Institute II, Medical School, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Pages 607-615 | Received 18 Jul 2011, Accepted 11 Nov 2011, Published online: 22 Nov 2013

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