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Eimeria tenella: infection with a single sporocyst gives a clonal population.
Parasitology - 1 Jun 1996
Shirley M W, Harvey D A
Abstract excerpt
Two genetically defined parents of Eimeria tenella, each characterized by a selectable phenotype, were mated to provide "recombinant' oocysts for an analysis of the inheritance of DNA markers into the sporocyst stage of the life-cycle. A total of 23 populations was established from infection with a putative single sporocyst and their inheritance of DNA markers provided compelling evidence that the 2 sporozoites...
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