Epidemiological survey of Giardia spp. and Blastocystis hominis in an Argentinian rural community
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Minvielle, Marta-Cecilia
(Catedra de Microbiologia y Parasitologia, Facultad de Ciencias Medicas, Universidad National de La Plata)
Pezzani, Betina-Cecilia (Catedra de Microbiologia y Parasitologia, Facultad de Ciencias Medicas, Universidad National de La Plata) Cordoba, Maria-Alejandra (Catedra de Microbiologia y Parasitologia, Facultad de Ciencias Medicas, Universidad National de La Plata) De Luca, Maria-Marta (Catedra de Microbiologia y Parasitologia, Facultad de Ciencias Medicas, Universidad National de La Plata) Apezteguia, Maria-Carmen (Comision de Investigaciones Cientificas de la Provincia de Buenos Aires) Basualdo, Juan-Angel (Catedra de Microbiologia y Parasitologia, Facultad de Ciencias Medicas, Universidad National de La Plata) |
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