Characterisation of large and small subunit rRNA and mini-exon genes further supports the distinction of six Trypanosoma cruzi lineages

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1218-1226

  Brisse, Sylvain ^a   Verhoef, Jan ^a   Tibayrenc, Michel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; Diagnostic; Genetic diversity; Parasite epidemiology and identification; Spliced leader; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

DNA; ENZYME; RIBOSOME RNA;

DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHORESIS; EXON; GENE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; EXONS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0034881536     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(01)00238-7     Document Type: Article

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