Exploring the evolution of diversity in pathogen populations

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 181-185

  Gupta, Sunetra ^a   Maiden, Martin C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BIODIVERSITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VACCINATION;

ANTIGENIC VARIATION; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MENINGOCOCCUS; NEGIBACTERIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 0035313540     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-842X(01)01986-2     Document Type: Review

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