Endosymbionts of Acanthamoeba Isolated from Domestic Tap Water in Korea |
Choi, Seon-Hee
(Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University)
Cho, Min-Kyoung (Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University) Ahn, Soon-Cheol (Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University) Lee, Ji-Eun (Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University) Lee, Jong-Soo (Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University) Kim, Dong-Hee (Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, Pusan National University) Xuan, Ying-Hua (Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University) Hong, Yeon-Chul (Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University) Kong, Hyun-Hee (Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University) Chung, Dong-Il (Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University) Yu, Hak-Sun (Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University) |
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