Strain typing of Toxoplasma gondii: Comparison of antigen-coding and housekeeping genes

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 960-971

  Lehmann, T ^a   Blackston, C R ^a   Parmley, S F ^a   Remington, J S ^a   Dubey, J P ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SELECTION; GENOTYPE; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; INTRON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PHYLOGENY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

FUNGI; MYXOGASTRIA; PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0033792743     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2000)086[0960:stotgc]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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