Glycoprotein 63 (gp63) genes show gene conversion and reveal the evolution of Old World Leishmania

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 565-576

  Mauricio, Isabel L ^a   Gaunt, Michael W ^a   Stothard, J Russell ^a   Miles, Michael A ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GC3 bias; Gene conversion; Genotyping; gp63; Leishmania donovani complex; Major surface protease; Phylogeny; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN;

COEVOLUTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; PARASITIC DISEASE; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENETICS; PROTEIN; PROTOZOAN;

ARTICLE; CODON; GENE CONVERSION; GENETIC STRAIN; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HOST; LEISHMANIA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CODON; DNA, PROTOZOAN; EVOLUTION; GENE CONVERSION; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MODELS, GENETIC; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI ARCHIBALDI; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM;

EID: 33947166220     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2006.11.020     Document Type: Article

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