DNA markers define two major phylogenetic lineages of Trypanosoma cruzi

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 141-152

  Souto, Ricardo P ^a   Fernandes, Octavio ^b   Macedo, Andréa M ^c   Campbell, David A ^d   Zingales, Bianca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

mini exon genes; RAPD; ribosomal RNA genes; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

DNA MARKER; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOSOME; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; EXONS; GENETIC MARKERS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; RNA, PROTOZOAN; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

INVERTEBRATA; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030596207     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(96)02755-7     Document Type: Article

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