Evolution of the serum resistance-associated SRA gene in African trypanosomes

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1275-1278

  Lai, Dehua ^a   Wang, Qiaoping ^a   Li, Zhi ^a   Julius, Lukeš ^b   Lun, Zhaorong ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

African trypanosomes; Evolution; SRA; SRAbc

Indexed keywords

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE; TRYPANOZOON;

EID: 63849290468     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-009-0137-z     Document Type: Article

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