A preliminary analysis of the population genetics and molecular phylogenetics of Onchocerca volvulus (Nematoda: Filarioidea) using nuclear ribosomal second internal transcribed spacer sequences

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 879-882

  Morales Hojas, Ramiro ^a,b   Cheke, Robert A ^b   Post, Rory J ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Molecular phylogenetics; Onchocerca volvulus; Onchocerciasis; Population differentiation; Strains

Indexed keywords

BOS; FILARIOIDEA; NEMATODA; ONCHOCERCA; ONCHOCERCA GIBSONI; ONCHOCERCA OCHENGI; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS;

EID: 37049020702     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762007005000114     Document Type: Article

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