Blastocystis Isolates from a Pig and a Horse Are Closely Related to Blastocystis hominis

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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Microbiology

سال: 2003

ISSN: 0095-1137,1098-660X

DOI: 10.1128/jcm.41.3.967-975.2003