Evolution of dyskinetoplastic trypanosomes: How, and how often?

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 557-558

  Schnaufer, Achim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROTON TRANSPORTING ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE;

DNA REPLICATION; DNA STRUCTURE; DYSKINETOPLASTIC TRYPANOSOME; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DRIFT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RNA EDITING; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA EQUIPERDUM; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; DNA, KINETOPLAST; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTON-TRANSLOCATING ATPASES; MUTATION; SELECTION, GENETIC; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

EID: 78149467265     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2010.08.001     Document Type: Letter

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