Nucleotide variation in the cytidine triphosphate synthetase gene of Giardia duodenalis

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 531-534

  Swarbrick, Alexander ^a   Lim, Renee L H ^b   Upcroft, Jacqueline A ^c   Stewart, Thomas S ^d  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gene insert; House keeping protein; Strain variation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0031279689     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1997.tb05957.x     Document Type: Article

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