An alternative approach to evaluating the intraspecific genetic variability of parasites

Parasitology Today

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 196-200

  Oliveira, Riva P ^a   Macedo, Andréa M ^a   Chiari, Egler ^a   Pena, Sérgio D J ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0030928181     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4758(97)01044-2     Document Type: Article

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