Cryptic Genetic Diversity in Dientamoeba fragilis
- 1 December 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 38 (12) , 4653-4654
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.38.12.4653-4654.2000
Abstract
Uncertainty surrounding the role of Dientamoeba fragilis in human disease could be due in part to the existence of pathogenic and nonpathogenic variants. Evidence for two genetically distinct forms was obtained using PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of ribosomal genes. Future studies in humans will need to take D. fragilis diversity into account.Keywords
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