Genetic structure of Trypanosoma cruzi in central america and its comparison with South American strains

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1369-1374

  Higo, H ^a   Yanagi, T ^b   Matta, V ^c   Agatsuma, T ^d   Kanbara, H ^b   Tada, I ^a   De Leon, M P ^c   Monroy, C ^c   Tabaru, Y ^e  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN CARLOS DE GUATEMALA   (Guatemala)

^d OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e Mision Japonesa   (Guatemala)

Author keywords

Chagas' disease; Isozyme; Population genetics; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DISTANCE; GUATEMALA; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS; SOUTH AMERICA; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; ISOENZYMES; MAMMALS; PHYLOGENY; SOUTH AMERICA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0030775235     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(97)00097-0     Document Type: Article

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