Molecular karyotypes of Eimeria tenella resolved by PFGE: An evaluation of different agaroses

Parasitology Research

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 317-319

  Sheriff, Rahmat ^a   Carroll, Fionnadh ^a   Shirley, Martin W ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 1; CHROMOSOME 2; CHROMOSOME 3; CHROMOSOME 4; DNA DETERMINATION; EIMERIA TENELLA; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; KARYOTYPE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR SIZE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EIMERIA; EIMERIA TENELLA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0037351238     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-002-0775-4     Document Type: Article

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