Trypanosoma cruzi mitochondrial DNA and the parasite lifecycle

Emerging Chagas Disease

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 63-69

  Sturm, Nancy R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 79951680654     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2174/978160805041310901010063     Document Type: Chapter

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