Speculations on the Origin and Evolution of the Genus Leishmania

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 583-588

  Momen, Hooman ^a   Cupolillo, Elisa ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biogeographical associations; Euleishmania; Leishmania evolution; Paraleishmania; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

LIZARD LEISHMANIA; VIANNIA;

AFRICA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; LEISHMANIA; PEDIGREE; PHYLOGENY;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; EVOLUTION; LEISHMANIA; PEDIGREE; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 0034222496     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762000000400023     Document Type: Article

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