Point mutations in mitochondrial topoisomerase enzymes of Trypanosoma congolense are not involved in isometamidium resistance

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 137-140

  Delespaux, V ^a   Geysen, D ^a   Geerts, A S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Drug resistance; Isometamidium; Topoisomerase II; Trypanosoma congolense

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE; MITOCHONDRIAL ENZYME;

ARTICLE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE;

ANIMALS; DNA TOPOISOMERASES; DRUG RESISTANCE; MITOCHONDRIA; PHENANTHRIDINES; POINT MUTATION; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE;

TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE;

EID: 33845315074     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2006.10.013     Document Type: Article

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