Chromosome size and number polymorphisms in Leishmania infantum suggest amplification/deletion and possible genetic exchange

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1989, Pages 161-168

  Pagès, Michel ^a   Bastien, Patrick ^b   Veas, Francisco ^b   Rossi, Valérie ^a   Bellis, Michel ^a   Wincker, Patrick ^a   Rioux, Jean Antoine ^b   Roizès, Gérard ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b Faculté de Médecine   (France)

Author keywords

Chromosomal rearrangement; Genetic exchange; Leishmania; Molecular karyotype; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME POLYMORPHISM; CLASSIFICATION; KARYOTYPE; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; NONHUMAN; PROTOZOON; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMAL; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CHROMOSOME BANDING; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOMES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA; DOGS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; KARYOTYPING; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; POLYMORPHISM (GENETICS);

EID: 0024346428     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(89)90188-6     Document Type: Article

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