Guns, germs and dogs: On the origin of Leishmania chagasi

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1091-1095

  Leblois, Raphaël ^a,e   Kuhls, Katrin ^b   François, Olivier ^c   Schönian, Gabriele ^b   Wirth, Thierry ^a,d  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c LABORATOIRE TIMC IMAG   (France)

^d PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^e CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Coalescence; Demographic history; Leishmania chagasi; Microsatellite genotyping; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BOTTLENECK POPULATION; CENTRAL AMERICA; CLADISTICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LEISHMANIA CHAGASI; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NONHUMAN; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; CENTRAL AMERICA; DOGS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOUTH AMERICA;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI CHAGASI; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM;

EID: 79956330055     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: 15677257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2011.04.004     Document Type: Article

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