Sexual Reproduction and the Evolution of Microbial Pathogens

Current Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 17, 2006, Pages

  Heitman, Joseph ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DEUTEROMYCETES; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOPHTHORA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOON; REVIEW; SEX; TOXOPLASMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; EVOLUTION; HUMANS; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; PHYTOPHTHORA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA; REPRODUCTION, ASEXUAL; SEX; TOXOPLASMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 33750627298     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.07.064     Document Type: Review

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