Is there more than one species in the genus toxoplasma

Tokai Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 383-389

  Johnson, A M ^a  

^a NONE

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ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE; MOUSE; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TOXOPLASMA;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MICE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TOXOPLASMA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0032222522     PISSN: 03850005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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