Biological and Genetic Characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis Isolates from Five Hydrographical Basins in Northern Portugal
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Almeida, Andre
(Center for Parasite Immunology and Biology, CSPGF-INSA)
Moreira, Maria Joao (Center for Parasite Immunology and Biology, CSPGF-INSA) Soares, Sonia (Center for Parasite Immunology and Biology, CSPGF-INSA) Delgado, Maria De Lurdes (Center for Parasite Immunology and Biology, CSPGF-INSA) Figueiredo, Joao (Center for Parasite Immunology and Biology, CSPGF-INSA) Silva, Elisabete (Center for Parasite Immunology and Biology, CSPGF-INSA) Castro, Antonio (Center for Parasite Immunology and Biology, CSPGF-INSA) Da Costa, Alexandra Viana (Center for the Study of Animal Science, CECA-ICETA) Da Costa, Jose Manuel Correia (Center for Parasite Immunology and Biology, CSPGF-INSA) |
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