Impact of clonal evolution on the biological diversity of Trypanosoma cruzi

Parasitology

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 213-218

  Laurent, J P ^a,b   Barnabe, C ^a   Quesney, V ^a   Noel, S ^a   Tibayrenc, M ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b SEATTLE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

biodiversity; Chagas' disease; clonality; evolution; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CHAGAS DISEASE; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PARASITEMIA; PHYLOGENY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VARIATION (GENETICS);

PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0030989809     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182096008414     Document Type: Article

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