Genetic structure and phylogenetic relationships of Colombian Trypanosoma cruzi populations as determined by schizodeme and isoenzyme markers

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 986-993

  Jaramillo, N ^a   Moreno, J ^a   Triana, O ^a   Arcos Burgos, M ^a   Munoz S ^b   Solari, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOENZYME;

ARTICLE; COLOMBIA; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

DIDELPHIS MARSUPIALIS; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0033379742     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.61.986     Document Type: Article

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