Mini-exon gene sequences define six groups within the genus Crithidia

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 535-539

  Fernandes, Octavio ^a,b,c   Teixeira, Marta M G ^d   Sturm, Nancy R ^c   Sousa, Maria A ^a   Camargo, Erney P ^d   Degrave, Wim M ^a   Campbell, David A ^c,e  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic heterogeneity; Hybridization groups; Insect trypanosomatids; Kinetoplastid protozoa; Molecular typing; PCR; Spliced leader

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CRITHIDIA; INSECTA; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 0031278889     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1997.tb05958.x     Document Type: Article

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