Genomics and the biology of parasites

BioEssays

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 131-147

  Johnston, David A ^a   Blaxter, Mark L ^b   Degrave, Wim M ^c   Foster, Jeremy ^d   Ivens, Alasdair C ^e   Melville, Sara E ^f  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^d NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS   (United States)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENOME ANALYSIS; PARASITE;

ANIMALS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; GENOME; HELMINTHS; HUMANS; PARASITES; PHYSICAL CHROMOSOME MAPPING; PROTOZOA; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0033083075     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-1878(199902)21:2<131::AID-BIES7>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Review

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