The gp63 gene locus, a target for genetic characterization of Leishmania belonging to subgenus Viannia

Parasitology

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-13

  Victoir, K ^a,b   Banuls A L ^b   Arevalo, J ^c   Llanos Cuentas, A ^c   Hamers, R ^d   Noel S ^b   De Doncker, S ^a   Le Ray, D ^a   Tibayrenc, M ^b   Dujardin, J C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT   (Peru)

^d VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Gene organization; Gp63; Leishmania; PCR; Taxonomy; Viannia subgenus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; LEISHMANIA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TAXONOMY;

LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIA GUYANENSIS; LEISHMANIA LAINSONI; LEISHMANIA PERUVIANA; PROTOZOA; VIANNIA;

EID: 14444272516     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0031182098002789     Document Type: Article

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