Fly transmission and mating of Trypanosoma brucei brucei strain 427

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 100-106

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genome project; Glossina morsitans; Model organism; Polyploidy; Tsetse

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; KARYOTYPE; MALE; MATING; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NONHUMAN; POLYPLOIDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TSETSE FLY;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; DIPTERA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI;

GLOSSINA MORSITANS; HEXAPODA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI;

EID: 50049119391     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2008.04.009     Document Type: Article

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