Parasite genome analysis. A global map of the Leishmania major genome: Prelude to genomic sequencing

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 111-115

  Ivens, Alasdair C ^a   Smith, Deborah F ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genome; Leishmania major; Leishmaniasis; Sequencing

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE MAPPING; GENOME; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIASIS; NONHUMAN; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SYMPOSIUM;

LEISHMANIA MAJOR; SCHISTOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0030984992     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(97)90188-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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