Codon usage in Cryptosporidium parvum differs from that in other Eimeriorina

Parasitology

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 357-362

  Char, S ^a   Kelly, P ^a   Naeem, A ^a   Farthing, M J G ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coccidia; Codon usage; Cryptosporidium; Eimeriorina

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COCCIDIA; CODON USAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; EIMERIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029981537     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0031182000066580     Document Type: Article

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