Identification of Trypanosoma cruzi zymodemes by kinetoplast DNA probes

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 155-159

  Montamat, Enrique E ^a   Durand, Sandra ^b   Bocco, Jose L ^b   De Luca D'Oro, Gloria M ^a   Blanco, Antonio ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Chagas' disease prognosis; Isozyme; kDNA; PCR

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; DNA PROBE; KINETOPLAST DNA; ZYMODEME;

TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0033105588     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1999.tb04599.x     Document Type: Article

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