Genetic Diversity and Genetic Exchange in Trypanosoma cruzi: Dual Drug-resistant "Progeny" from Episomal Transformants

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 94, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 189-193

  Stothard, J R ^a,b   Frame, I A ^a   Miles, M A ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity; Genetic exchange; Transfection; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

DIDELPHIS; PRIMATES; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; HYGROMYCIN B KINASE; HYGROMYCIN-B KINASE; NEOMYCIN; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MAMMAL; OPOSSUM; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENETIC MARKERS; MAMMALS; NEOMYCIN; OPOSSUMS; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES (ALCOHOL GROUP ACCEPTOR); RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0347182856     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761999000700027     Document Type: Article

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