Genomics and population biology of Cryptosporidium species

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 34, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 61-71

  Widmer, G ^a   Sullivan, S ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidiosis disease; Cryptosporidium parvum parasite; Genomics tools and techniques

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM HOMINIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVIEW; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOME, PROTOZOAN; GENOMICS; HUMANS; OOCYSTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM HOMINIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM MURIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM;

EID: 84857004818     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: 13653024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3024.2011.01301.x     Document Type: Review

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