Genetic variability within Trypanosoma brucei gambiense: Evidence for the circulation of different genotypes in human African trypanosomiasis patients in Côte d'Ivoire

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 52-55

  Truc, Philippe ^a   Ravel, Sophie ^a   Jamonneau, Vincent ^b   N'Guessan, Paul ^b   Cuny, Gérard ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b Institut Pierre Richet   (France)

Author keywords

C te d'Ivoire; Genetic variability; Genotypes; Microsatellites; Mixed infection; Trypanosoma brucei gambiense; Trypanosomiasis

Indexed keywords

DNA; ISOENZYME;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRANCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; COTE D'IVOIRE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI GAMBIENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN; VARIATION (GENETICS);

PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI GAMBIENSE;

EID: 0036327886     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(02)90237-3     Document Type: Article

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