Genomic diversity in the Leishmania donovani complex

Parasitology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 237-246

  Mauricio, I L ^a   Howard, M K ^a   Stothard, J R ^a,b   Miles, M A ^a  

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

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Leishmania chagasi; Leishmania donovani complex; Leishmania infantum; RAPD analysis; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

PROTEINASE; PROTOZOAL DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; LEISHMANIA CHAGASI; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; LEISHMANIA CHAGASI; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI CHAGASI; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032823225     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182099004710     Document Type: Article

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