The molecular evolution of trypanosomes

Parasitology Today

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 432-437

  Stevens, Jamie R ^a   Gibson, Wendy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW; TRYPANOSOMA;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; GLYCERALDEHYDE-3-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASES; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SOUTH AMERICA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

PROTOZOA;

EID: 0033232035     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4758(99)01532-X     Document Type: Review

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