Trypanosoma cruzi: Clonal Structure of Parasite Strains and the Importance of Principal Clones

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 94, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 185-187

  Andrade, Sonia G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biodemes; Clones; Strains; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MOUSE; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MICE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0033251171     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761999000700026     Document Type: Article

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