Speculation on possible life cycles for the clonal lineages in the genus Toxoplasma

Parasitology Today

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 393-397

  Johnson, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COCCIDIA; EVOLUTION; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

COCCIDIA; NEOSPORA CANINUM; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0030860291     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4758(97)01129-0     Document Type: Article

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