Genetic engineering of trypanosoma (dutonella) vivax and in vitro differentiation under axenic conditions

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  D'Archivio, Simon ^a   Medina, Mathieu ^a   Cosson, Alain ^a   Chamond, Nathalie ^a,b   Rotureau, Brice ^c   Minoprio, Paola ^a   Goyard, Sophie ^a  

^a Department of Infection and Epidemiology   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AXENIC CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIMASTIGOTE; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC MANIPULATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; TRYPANOSOMA VIVAX; ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; REPORTER GENE;

LUCIFERASE;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC VECTORS; LUCIFERASES; MICE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; TRYPANOSOMA VIVAX;

EID: 84855262936     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001461     Document Type: Article

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