Population structures and the role of genetic exchange in the zoonotic pathogen Cryptosporidium parvum

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 407-417

  Mallon, Marianne ^a   MacLeod, Annette ^a   Wastling, Jonathan ^b   Smith, Huw ^c   Reilly, Bill ^d   Tait, Andy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium parvum; Microsatellites; Multilocus genotyping; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; GENOTYPE; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; MAMMALIA; PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0037381370     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-002-2412-3     Document Type: Article

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