Genetic variability in parasites and host-parasite interactions

Parasitology

Volumn 112, Issue SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Thompson, R C A ^a   Lymbery, A J ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Echinococcus; Ecological interactions; Epidemiology; Evolution; Genetic variation; Giardia; Host occurrence; Molecular characterization; Species recognition; Virulence

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ECHINOCOCCUS; ECOLOGY; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GIARDIA; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ECHINOCOCCUS; ECOLOGY; GIARDIA; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; HUMANS; PARASITIC DISEASES; VARIATION (GENETICS); VIRULENCE;

EID: 0029895183     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0031182000076629     Document Type: Article

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