An isoenzyme study of naturally occurring clones of Trypanosoma cruzi isolated from both sides of the West Andes highland.

doi:10.1016/0035-9203(91)90160-z

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An isoenzyme study of naturally occurring clones of Trypanosoma cruzi isolated from both sides of the West Andes highland.

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - 1 Jan 2000

Brenière S F, Braquemond P, Solari A, Agnèse J F, Tibayrenc M

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Seventy-two stocks of Trypanosoma cruzi isolated from both sides of the West Andes highland (Bolivia, Chile and Peru) were analysed by isoenzyme electrophoresis at 12 loci. The data, which were interpreted in terms of population and evolutionary genetics, corroborated the hypothesis of T. cruzi c...

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Animals
Bolivia
Chile
Clone Cells
Electrophoresis, Cellulose Acetate
Gene Frequency
Genetic Variation
Isoenzymes
Peru
Trypanosoma cruzi

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