Molecular epidemiology of American trypanosomiasis in Brazil based on dimorphisms of rRNA and mini-exon gene sequences

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 105-112

  Zingales, B ^a   Souto, R P ^a   Mangia, R H ^b   Lisboa, C V ^b   Campbell, D A ^c   Coura, J R ^b   Jansen, A ^b   Fernandes, O ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

American trypanosomiasis; Chagas disease; Mini exon gene; Phylogenetic lineages; Ribosomal RNA gene; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

BRAZIL; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RNA SEQUENCE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CHAGAS DISEASE; EXONS; GENES, PROTOZOAN; HUMANS; MAMMALS; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0031952665     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(97)00178-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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