Lack of sequence variation of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene from a malaria parasite, plasmodium mexicanum

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 827-829

  Schall, Jos J ^a   St Denis, Katherine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B;

BIRD; GENE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; ISOLATED POPULATION; LIZARD; MALARIA; MITOCHONDRION; PARASITE; PROTIST;

ARTICLE; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LIZARD; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MITOCHONDRIAL GENE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PLASMODIUM; PLASMODIUM MEXICANUM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CALIFORNIA; CYTOCHROMES B; DNA, PROTOZOAN; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME, MITOCHONDRIAL; LIZARDS; MALARIA; PLASMODIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AVES; PLASMODIUM MEXICANUM; SQUAMATA;

EID: 77956140002     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: 19372345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-2407.1     Document Type: Article

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