Cryptosporidium, Giardia, Cryptococcus, Pneumocystis Genetic Variability: Cryptic Biological Species or Clonal Near-Clades?

Michel Tibayrenc; Francisco J. Ayala

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1003908

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Cryptosporidium, Giardia, Cryptococcus, Pneumocystis Genetic Variability: Cryptic Biological Species or Clonal Near-Clades?

Michel Tibayrenc ,

* E-mail: Michel.Tibayrenc@ird.fr

Affiliation Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle, MIVEGEC (IRD 224-CNRS 5290-UM1-UM2), IRD Center, BP 64501, Montpellier, France
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Francisco J. Ayala

Affiliation Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, California, United States of America
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Cryptosporidium, Giardia, Cryptococcus, Pneumocystis Genetic Variability: Cryptic Biological Species or Clonal Near-Clades?

Michel Tibayrenc,
Francisco J. Ayala

Published: April 10, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1003908

About the Authors

Michel Tibayrenc

* E-mail: Michel.Tibayrenc@ird.fr

Affiliation Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle, MIVEGEC (IRD 224-CNRS 5290-UM1-UM2), IRD Center, BP 64501, Montpellier, France

Francisco J. Ayala

Affiliation Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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