Analysis of the SAG5 locus reveals a distinct genomic organisation in virulent and avirulent strains of Toxoplasma gondii

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 33, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 1605-1616

  Tinti, Michele ^a   Possenti, Alessia ^a   Cherchi, Simona ^a   Barca, Stefano ^a   Spano, Furio ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intergenotypic polymorphism; SAG1 related genes; SAG5 locus; Toxoplasma gondii; Virulence

Indexed keywords

PARASITE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PROMOTER REGION; PSEUDOGENE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0242636100     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(03)00265-0     Document Type: Article

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