The Trypanosoma cruzi genome; conserved core genes and extremely variable surface molecule families

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 162, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 619-625

  Andersson, Björn ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Core gene set; Genome; Repeated genes; Surface molecules; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOMICS; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; KARYOTYPE; LEISHMANIA; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELOMERE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

CHAGAS DISEASE; DNA, PROTOZOAN; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME, PROTOZOAN; GENOTYPE; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 79959999907     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2011.05.003     Document Type: Article

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