Evidence for a Neotropical Origin of Leishmania

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 575-578

  Noyes, H A ^a   Morrison, D A ^b   Chance, M L ^c   Ellis, J T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biogeography; DNA polymerase; Endotrypanum; Leishmania (Sauroleishmania); RNA polymerase

Indexed keywords

ENDOTRYPANUM; LIZARD LEISHMANIA;

DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE ALPHA; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE GAMMA; RNA POLYMERASE II;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; LEISHMANIA; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; DNA POLYMERASE III; LEISHMANIA; PHYLOGENY; RNA POLYMERASE II;

EID: 0034218963     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762000000400021     Document Type: Article

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