Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium isolates from humans in Ethiopia.

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Published in Acta Trop on March 04, 2010

Authors

Haileeyesus Adamu1, Beyene Petros, Asrat Hailu, Franz Petry

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biology, Biomedical Sciences Stream, Addis Ababa University, PO Box 42524, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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