Comparison of tsa417-like variant-specific surface protein (VSP) genes in Giardia intestinalis and identification of a novel locus in genetic Group II isolates

Parasitology

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 445-455

  Ey, P L ^a   Darby, J M ^a   Mayrhofer, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Giardia; Multigene family; Protozoa; Variant specific surface proteins

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; POLYPEPTIDE; PROTOZOAL DNA; VARIANT SURFACE GLYCOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENOME; GENOTYPE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HYDROPHOBICITY; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE ISOLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENES, PROTOZOAN; GENOTYPE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0031731503     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182098003254     Document Type: Article

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