Genetic characterization of Trypanosoma brucei circulating in domestic animals of the Fontem sleeping sickness of Cameroon

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 14, Issue 7-8, 2012, Pages 651-658

  Simo, Gustave ^a   Njitchouang, Guy Roger ^b   Njiokou, Flobert ^b   Cuny, Gerard ^c   Asonganyi, Tazoacha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Microsatellite markers; Multiple genotypes; Sleeping sickness; Trypanosoma brucei

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FONTEM SLEEPING SICKNESS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENOTYPE; GOAT; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SWINE; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

ANIMALS; CAMEROON; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DOGS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; GOATS; INSECT VECTORS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; SHEEP; SWINE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; TSETSE FLIES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CAPRA HIRCUS; GLOSSINA (GENUS); OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOZOON;

EID: 84862240833     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: 1769714X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2012.02.003     Document Type: Article

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