Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies against Encephalitozoon intestinalis and Encephalitozoon sp. spores and their developmental stages

Abstract Background Microsporidia are intracellular obligate parasites traditionally associated with immunosuppressed patients; their detection in immunocompetent patients has increased, highlighting their possible importance as emerging pathogens. Detection of spores in stools, urine, body fluids a...

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Main Authors: Fernando Izquierdo, Hercules Moura, Fernando Jorge Bornay-Llinares, Rama Sriram, Carolina Hurtado, Ángela Magnet, Soledad Fenoy, Govinda Visvesvara, Carmen del Aguila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2503-z