Analysis of Genetic Diversity of Trypanosoma cruzi: An Application of Riboprinting and Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Methods

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 545-551

  Stothard, J R ^a,b   Frame, I A ^a   Carrasco, H J ^a   Miles, M A ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

18S; Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis; Paralogy; Riboprinting; Temperature gradient gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CONORHINI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMA RANGELI;

DNA FRAGMENT; RNA 18S;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HEAT; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HEAT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0034220146     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762000000400017     Document Type: Article

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