The Evolution of Trypanosomes Infecting Humans and Primates

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 669-676

  Stevens, Jamie ^a   Noyes, Harry ^b   Gibson, Wendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Evolution; Phylogenetics; Small subunit ribosomal RNA; Trypanosoma brucei; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPS; MACROPUS SP.; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; PRIMATES; SCHIZOTRYPANUM; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMA RANGELI;

RNA 18S;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; RNA GENE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; GENES, RRNA; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

EID: 0032149837     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761998000500019     Document Type: Article

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