On the molecular taxonomy of Trypanosoma cruzi using riboprinting

Parasitology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 243-247

  Stothard, J R ^a,b   Frame, I A ^a   Carrasco, H J ^a   Miles, M A ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; PCR RFLP; Phylogeny; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

RNA 18S;

AMPLIFIED RIBOSOMAL DNA RESTRICTION ANALYSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT; RIBOTYPING; TAXONOMY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALIA; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0031656740     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182098002984     Document Type: Article

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