A plastid segregation defect in the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii

Cynthia Y. He; Michael K. Shaw; Charles H. Pletcher; Boris Striepen; Lewis G. Tilney; David S. Roos

doi:10.1093/emboj/20.3.330

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BiologyProtozoan parasiteToxoplasma gondiiParasite hostingPlastidApicoplastProtozoaApicomplexaVirologyPlasmodium (life cycle)GeneticsMicrobiologyPlasmodium falciparumMalariaGeneImmunologyChloroplastAntibody

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Year: 2001
Type: article
Volume: 20
Issue: 3
Pages: 330-339
Citations: 169
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                                    Cynthia Y. He, 
                                
                                    Michael K. Shaw, 
                                
                                    Charles H. Pletcher
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2001). 
                            A plastid segregation defect in the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. 
                            The EMBO Journal
                            , 20
                            (3)
                            , 330-339.
                            https://doi.org/10.1093/emboj/20.3.330
                        

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DOI: 10.1093/emboj/20.3.330