Molecular phylogeny of Trypanosoma cruzi from Central America (Guatemala) and a comparison with South American strains

Parasitology Research

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 129-134

  Iwagami, M ^a,e   Higo, H ^b   Miura, S ^c   Yanagi, T ^d   Tada, I ^b   Kano, S ^e   Agatsuma, T ^a  

^a KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE; TRYPANOTHIONE REDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; COLOMBIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GUATEMALA; MITOCHONDRIAL GENE; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AMERICA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, PROTOZOAN; GUATEMALA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTH AMERICA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 35448994413     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-007-0739-9     Document Type: Article

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