Dynamics of infection and competition between two strains of Trypanosoma brucei brucei in the tsetse fly observed using fluorescent markers

Kinetoplastid Biology and Disease

Volumn 6, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Peacock, Lori ^a   Ferris, Vanessa ^a   Bailey, Mick ^a   Gibson, Wendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; RED FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; AVIAN STOMACH; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; MIDGUT; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; SALIVARY GLAND; TISSUE SECTION; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; TSETSE FLY;

EID: 34447107132     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9292-6-4     Document Type: Article

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