The biology and genomics of Strongyloides

Medical Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 195, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 49-54

  Viney, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; LIFE CYCLE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; REVIEW; STRONGYLOIDES; STRONGYLOIDES RATTI; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS;

ANIMALS; GENES, HELMINTH; GENOMICS; HELMINTHIASIS; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; STRONGYLOIDES;

EID: 33646692232     PISSN: 03008584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00430-006-0013-2     Document Type: Review

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