Genetic characterization of Trypanosoma evansi isolated from a patient in India

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 305-307

  Truc, Philippe ^a   Gibson, Wendy ^b   Herder, Stephane ^c  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Genetic markers; Human trypanosomiasis; India; SRA gene; Trypanosoma evansi

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INDIA; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; DNA, KINETOPLAST; GENES, PROTOZOAN; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI;

EID: 33846661733     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2006.07.004     Document Type: Article

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