Toxoplasma gondii: The growth characteristics of three virulent strains

Acta Tropica

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 97-104

  Appleford, Peter J ^a   Smith, Judith E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

in vitro growth; tachyzoites; Toxoplasma gondii; virulence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PHENOTYPE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

ANIMALS; COLORING AGENTS; FEMALE; MICE; TOXOPLASMA;

EID: 0030951883     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(97)00656-6     Document Type: Article

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