Characterisation of Trypanosoma cruzi populations by DNA polymorphism of the cruzipain gene detected by single-stranded DNA conformation polymorphism (SSCP) and direct sequencing

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1867-1874

  De Leon, M P ^a   Yanagi, T ^b   Kikuchi, M ^a   Mu, J ^a   Ayau, O ^c   Matta, V ^d   Paz, M ^d   Juarez, S ^a   Kanbara, H ^b   Tada, I ^e   Hirayama, K ^a  

^a SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Dept de Cardiol del Hosp N ^*  (Guatemala)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN CARLOS DE GUATEMALA   (Guatemala)

^e KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cruzipain; DNA polymorphism; PCR; Reservoir host; Single stranded conformation polymorphism; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BASE SEQUENCE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; DISEASE VECTORS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRIATOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALIA; TRIATOMA DIMIDIATA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0032427028     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(98)00154-4     Document Type: Article

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