Genetic similarity among Central and South American populations of Leishmania (Viannia) Braziliensis

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 106-110

  Kreutzer, Richard D ^a  

^a YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; LEISHMANIA TROPICA;

GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE ISOMERASE; ISOENZYME; MANNOSE PHOSPHATE ISOMERASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL AMERICA; GENETICS, POPULATION; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SOUTH AMERICA; TRANSFERASES;

EID: 0029681904     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1996.55.106     Document Type: Article

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