Genetic heterogeneity in Trypanosoma cruzi strains from naturally infected triatomine vectors in northeastern Brazil: Epidemiological implications

Biochemical Genetics

Volumn 43, Issue 9-10, 2005, Pages 519-530

  Pacheco, Raquel S ^a   Marques De Brito, Célia M ^a   Sarquis, Otilia ^a   Pires, Marize Q ^a   Borges Pereira, José ^a   Lima, Marli M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; MLEE; Molecular epidemiology; RAPD; Triatomines; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

ISOENZYME;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHAGAS DISEASE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC STRAIN; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MULTILOCUS ENZYME ELECTROPHORESIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VECTOR; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; RURAL AREA; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TRIATOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CHAGAS DISEASE; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; INSECT VECTORS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; TRIATOMINAE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VARIATION (GENETICS);

TRIATOMA; TRIATOMA BRASILIENSIS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 28844469265     PISSN: 00062928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10528-005-8168-x     Document Type: Article

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