Determination of genotypes of Toxoplasma gondii strains isolated from patients with toxoplasmosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1411-1414

  Howe, Daniel K ^a   Honoré, Stephanie ^b   Derouin, Francis ^b   Sibley, L David ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0030997436     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.6.1411-1414.1997     Document Type: Article

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