From extraordinary endocytobionts to Pandoraviruses. Comment on Scheid et al.: Some secrets are revealed: Parasitic keratitis amoebae as vectors of the scarcely described pandoraviruses to humans

Parasitology Research

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1625-1627

  Claverie, Jean Michel ^a,b   Abergel, Chantal ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE MARSEILLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE CARRIER; HUMAN; KERATITIS; PARASITOLOGY; VIROLOGY; VIRUS;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ANIMALS; DISEASE VECTORS; HUMANS; KERATITIS; VIRUSES;

EID: 84939894182     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-014-4079-2     Document Type: Letter

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