Oocyst wall formation and composition in coccidian parasites

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 281-289

  Mai, Kelly ^a   Sharman, Philippa A ^a   Walker, Robert A ^a   Katrib, Marilyn ^a   de Souza, David ^a   McConville, Malcolm J ^a   Wallach, Michael G ^a   Belli, Sabina I ^a   Ferguson, David J P ^a   Smith, Nicholas C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coccidia; Dityrosine crosslinking; Eimeria; Oocyst; Toxoplasma

Indexed keywords

COCCIDIA; EIMERIA; TOXOPLASMA;

EID: 65549113565     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000200022     Document Type: Article

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