A genetic screen to isolate Toxoplasma gondii host-cell egress mutants

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 60, 2012, Pages

  Coleman, Bradley I ^a   Gubbels, Marc Jan ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical mutagenesis; Egress; Genetic screen; Genetics; Immunology; Issue 60; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857864094     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/3807     Document Type: Article

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