Echinococcus, Giardia and Cryptosporidium: observational studies challenging accepted dogma Export

@article{citeulike:6072414, abstract = {The development of in vitro culture systems that allow the maintenance, and support the development of Echinococcus, Giardia and Cryptosporidium in the laboratory have had a significant impact on their biology and taxonomy and the epidemiology of infections they cause. This short retrospective review demonstrates how radical shifts in our understanding have occurred as a result of being able to grow these organisms in culture, and how molecular tools have helped in the interpretation of such research that often reflects the observations of earlier workers.}, author = {Thompson, R. C. A.}, citeulike-article-id = {6072414}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=6131416}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0031182009005897}, doi = {10.1017/S0031182009005897}, journal = {Parasitology}, keywords = {cryptosporidium, development, echinococcus, genetic-variation, giardia, invitro-culture, taxonomy}, number = {12}, pages = {1529--1535}, posted-at = {2009-11-05 05:29:28}, priority = {2}, title = {Echinococcus, Giardia and Cryptosporidium: observational studies challenging accepted dogma}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0031182009005897}, volume = {136}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6072414 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6072414 N2 - The development of in vitro culture systems that allow the maintenance, and support the development of Echinococcus, Giardia and Cryptosporidium in the laboratory have had a significant impact on their biology and taxonomy and the epidemiology of infections they cause. This short retrospective review demonstrates how radical shifts in our understanding have occurred as a result of being able to grow these organisms in culture, and how molecular tools have helped in the interpretation of such research that often reflects the observations of earlier workers. IS - 12 JF - Parasitology EP - 1535 TI - Echinococcus, Giardia and Cryptosporidium: observational studies challenging accepted dogma VL - 136 SP - 1529 KW - cryptosporidium KW - development KW - echinococcus KW - genetic-variation KW - giardia KW - invitro-culture KW - taxonomy AU - Thompson, RCA PY - 2009/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0031182009005897 ER -