Genetic variability of diurnally sub-periodic Wuchereria bancrofti in Nicobarese tribe of Nicobar group of Islands, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

Parasitology Research

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-66

  Dhamodharan, R ^a   Das, M K ^b   Hoti, S L ^a   Das, P K ^a   Dash, A P ^b  

^a VECTOR CONTROL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHY; INDIA; MICROFILARIA; PARASITE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FILARIASIS; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INDIA; PHYLOGENY; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 43049132441     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-008-0927-2     Document Type: Article

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