Is Trypanosoma vivax genetically diverse?

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 173-

  Hamilton, Patrick B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disease.; Livestock; Microsatellites; Phylogeny; Population genetics; Trypanosome

Indexed keywords

GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; MICROSATELLITE DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ANTELOPE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; LETTER; NONHUMAN; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRYPANOSOMA VIVAX; TSETSE FLY;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; GENETIC VARIATION; RESEARCH; TRYPANOSOMA VIVAX;

TRYPANOSOMA VIVAX;

EID: 84860310541     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: 14715007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2012.02.003     Document Type: Letter

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