Genomic drift of Toxoplasma gondii

Parasitology Research

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-5

  Frenkel, J K ^a   Ambroise Thomas, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETIC DRIFT; GENOME; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

ANIMALS; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOME, PROTOZOAN; HUMANS; MICE; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTAGENESIS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TOXOPLASMA;

TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0031060644     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050197     Document Type: Article

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