Microsatellite analysis of Toxoplasma gondii shows considerable polymorphism structured into two main clonal groups

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 27-38

  Ajzenberg, Daniel ^a   Bañuls, Anne Laure ^b   Tibayrenc, Michel ^b   Dardé, Marie Laure ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Clonality; Discrete typing unit; Microsatellites; Multilocus genotyping; Polymerase chain reaction; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

BETA TUBULIN; MYOSIN;

PARASITE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; INTRON; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITOSIS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TOXOPLASMA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0036160204     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(01)00301-0     Document Type: Article

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