Phylogeography of human lymphatic filarial parasite, Wuchereria bancrofti in India

Acta Tropica

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 297-304

  Thangadurai, R ^a   Hoti, S L ^a   Kumar, N Pradeep ^a   Das, P K ^a  

^a VECTOR CONTROL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Genetic variation; India; RAPD; Wuchereria bancrofti

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; DIVERGENCE; FILARIASIS; GENE FLOW; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NEMATODE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILARIA; FOREST DYNAMICS; GENE FLOW; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INDIA; MICROFILARIA; MONOPHYLY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VECTOR; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

ANIMALS; CARRIER STATE; FILARIASIS; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INDIA; PHYLOGENY; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WESTERN GHATS;

WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 33745986658     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2006.06.004     Document Type: Article

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