Genome changes in the Toxoplasma gondii strains during laboratory passages in mice

Acta Veterinaria Brno

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 203-208

  Literak I ^a   Rychlik I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

^b VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

DNA fingerprinting; Pathogenicity; PCR RFLP; RFLP DNA; Strains; Toxoplasma gondii; Virulence

Indexed keywords

FELIS CATUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0347027973     PISSN: 00017213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2754/avb199968030203     Document Type: Article

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