Polymorphisms in Trypanosoma cruzi: Evidence of genetic recombination

Acta Tropica

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-40

  Bogliolo, Anna Rosa ^a   Lauria Pires, Liana ^a   Gibson, Wendy C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic exchange; Isoenzyme; Ploidy; Restriction fragment length polymorphism; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIPLOIDY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0029988837     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0001-706X(95)00138-5     Document Type: Article

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