Generation of Leishmania Hybrids by Whole Genomic DNA Transformation

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Coelho, Adriano C ^a   Leprohon, Philippe ^a   Ouellette, Marc ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; PROTEIN MSH2;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

DNA, HELMINTH; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTROPORATION; GENOME, HELMINTH; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

EID: 84866952391     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001817     Document Type: Article

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