Genetic exchange as a possible source of genomic diversity in sylvatic populations of Trypanosoma cruzi

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 418-424

  Carrasco, Hernan J ^a,b   Frame, Iain A ^a   Valente, Sebastiao A ^c   Miles, Michael A ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^c INSTITUTO EVANDRO CHAGAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEMIPTERA; NONHUMAN; OPOSSUM; TAXONOMY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0029868150     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1996.54.418     Document Type: Article

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