Hypervariability in gene copy number for the glucose transporter genes in trypanosomes

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 244-249

  Barrett, Michael P ^a,d   Bringaud, Frederic ^a   Doua, Felix ^b   Melville, Sara E ^c   Baltz, Theo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b Projet Rech Cliniques sur T   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

African trypanosomes

Indexed keywords

GLOSSINA (PROPER); TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA EQUIPERDUM; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI; TRYPANOZOON;

EID: 0000815457     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1996.tb01400.x     Document Type: Article

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