Genetic diversity of Acanthamoeba isolates from ocean sediments |
Liu, Hua
(Department of Parasitology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine)
Ha, Young-Ran (Department of Parasitology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) Lee, Sung-Tae (Department of Biology, Soonchun National University College of Natural Science) Hong, Yean-Chul (Department of Parasitology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) Kong, Hyun-Hee (Department of Parasitology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) Chung, Dong-Il (Department of Parasitology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) |
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