Genomic representation of var gene sequences in Plasmodium falciparum field isolates from different geographic regions

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 235-238

  Kyes, Susan ^a   Taylor, Helen ^a   Craig, Alister ^a   Marsh, Kevin ^b   Newbold, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Field isolates; Plasmodium falciparum; var genes

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOOD PROTEINS; DNA PRIMERS; GENES, PROTOZOAN; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOME, PROTOZOAN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ANIMALIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0030744266     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(97)00071-6     Document Type: Article

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