Polymorphisms at the topoisomerase II gene locus provide more evidence for the partition of Trypanosoma cruzi into two major groups

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 17-23

  Dos Santos, Wagner G ^a,b,c   Buck, Gregory A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

DNA sequence; Genome plasticity; Molecular karyotype; Phylogeny; RFLPs; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCING; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; PROTOZOON GENETICS; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TAXONOMY;

PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0033057735     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1999.tb04577.x     Document Type: Article

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