Population biology of Toxoplasma gondii: What's out and where did they come from

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 190-195

  Dubey, J P ^a   Su, Chunlei ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Genotyping; Oocysts; Tissue cysts; Toxoplasma gondii; Worldwide

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 65549138185     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000200011     Document Type: Article

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