Evolution of the genus Leishmania revealed by comparison of DNA and RNA polymerase gene sequences

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 149-159

  Croan, David G ^a   Morrison, David A ^a   Ellis, John T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

DNA polymerase ; Evolution; Leishmania; Phylogeny; RNA polymerase II; Sauroleishmania

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE ALPHA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURAL GENE;

ANIMALS; DNA POLYMERASE I; EVOLUTION; GENES, PROTOZOAN; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA POLYMERASE II; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0030866388     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(97)00111-4     Document Type: Article

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