The ancient and divergent origins of the human pathogenic trypanosomes, Trypanosoma brucei and T. cruzi

Parasitology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 107-116

  Stevens, J R ^b   Noyes, H A ^b   Dover, G A ^b   Gibson, W C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Evolution; Phylogenetics; Small subunit ribosomal RNA; Trypanosoma brucei; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

RNA 18S;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BAT; EVOLUTION; MARSUPIAL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE; SOUTH AMERICA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

MACROPUS SP.; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMA RANGELI;

EID: 0000316142     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182098003473     Document Type: Article

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