Structure, dynamics and function of Leishmania genome: Resolving the puzzle of infection, genetics and evolution?

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 290-297

  Dujardin, Jean Claude ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Evolution; Gene amplification; Genome sequencing; Leishmania; Molecular epidemiology; Molecular karyotyping; Pathogenicity

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; KARYOTYPE; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

PROTOZOA;

EID: 59749086720     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2008.11.007     Document Type: Note

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