Characterization of LST-R533: Uncovering a novel repetitive element in Leishmania

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 211-217

  Pedrosa, André L ^a   Silva, Andrea M ^b   Ruiz, Jeronimo C ^b   Cruz, Angela K ^b,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TRIÂNGULO MINEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Genome analysis; Leishmania; LST R533; Repetitive sequences; Retrotransposons

Indexed keywords

GENE; LEISHMANIASIS; PARASITOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENUS; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RETROPOSON; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DATABASES, GENETIC; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; LEISHMANIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

LEISHMANIA MAJOR; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 32144445054     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2005.10.002     Document Type: Article

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