Molecular technologies in parasitology, with an emphasis on genomic approaches for investigating parasitic nematodes

Parassitologia

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 9-11

  Gasser, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Genomics; Molecular technologies; Parasitic nematodes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; GENOMICS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; NEMATODA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; PARASITOLOGY;

NEMATODA;

EID: 33748634905     PISSN: 00482951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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