Physical characterisation of the plastid DNA in Neospora caninum

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1563-1573

  Gleeson, Michelle T ^a   Johnson, Alan M ^a  

^a Univ T   (Australia)

Author keywords

CHEF; Electron microscopy; Extrachromosomal DNA; FIGE; Neospora caninum; Plastid; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; PLASTID; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DOGS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GENES, PROTOZOAN; GENES, RRNA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEOSPORA; PLASTIDS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; VERO CELLS;

APICOMPLEXA; NEOSPORA CANINUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032702202     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(99)00117-4     Document Type: Article

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