Mitochondrial DNA sequences of human schistosomes: The current status

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 283-290

  Le, Thanh H ^a   Blair, D ^b   McManus, Donald P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mitochondrial DNA; Mitochondrial genome; Schistosoma; Schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOME; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; HUMANS; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

PLATYHELMINTHES; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 0034161755     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(99)00204-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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