Mixed infection of human U-937 cells by two different species of Leishmania

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 182-188

  Abdullah, Sabeeha M ^a   Flath, Bernd ^b   Presber, Wolfgang ^a  

^a Inst of Med Microbiol and Hygiene   (Germany)

^b Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE;

ARTICLE; CELL LINE; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTER; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; LEISHMANIASIS; MIXED INFECTION;

EID: 0031689546     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.59.182     Document Type: Article

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