Strand asymmetry patterns in trypanosomatid parasites

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 143-149

  Nilsson, Daniel ^a   Andersson, Björn ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Codon usage; Lm, Leishmania major Friedlin; Ori, Origin of replication; Parasite genomics; Parity rule two deviation; Strand asymmetry; Tb, Trypanosoma brucei; Tc, Trypanosoma cruzi; Ter, Termini of replication; Trypanosomatids

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CODON; GENE CLUSTER; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC REGULATION; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEISHMANIA MAJOR; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 13844256824     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2004.12.004     Document Type: Article

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