Trypanosoma cruzi: Evaluation of a RAPD synapomorphic fragment as a species-specific DNA probe

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 52-57

  Oury, Bruno ^a   Dutrait, Nathalie ^a   Bastrenta, Brigitte ^a   Tibayrenc, Michel ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; KINETOPLAST; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TARGET CELL; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0030901332     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284316     Document Type: Article

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