A phylogenetic lineage of closely related trypanosomes (Trypanosomatidae, Kinetoplastida) of anurans and sand flies (Psychodidae, Diptera) sharing the same ecotopes in Brazilian Amazonia

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 427-435

  Ferreira, Robson C ^a   De Souza, Adelson A ^b   Freitas, Rui A ^c   Campaner, Marta ^a   Takata, Carmem S A ^a   Barrett, Toby V ^c   Shaw, Jeffrey J ^a   Teixeira, Marta M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO EVANDRO CHAGAS   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anura; Biogeography; Evolution; Phlebotomines; Phylogeny; Ribosomal genes; Sand fly; Taxonomy; Trypanosoma

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

BIOGEOGRAPHY; CLADISTICS; EVOLUTION; FLY; FROG; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; PROTOZOAN; TAXONOMY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CYTOLOGY; DNA SEQUENCE; FLAGELLATE; FROGS AND TOADS; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PSYCHODIDAE;

ANIMALS; ANURA; BRAZIL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PSYCHODIDAE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRYPANOSOMATINA;

AFRICA; AMAZONIA; ATLANTIC FOREST; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; PANTANAL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANURA; BUFONIDAE; DIPTERA; HYLIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; KINETOPLASTIDA; LEPTODACTYLIDAE; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PHLEBOTOMINAE; PSYCHODIDAE; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 54249150938     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2008.00342.x     Document Type: Article

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