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Population genetics of Trypanosoma brucei in central Africa: taxonomic and epidemiological significance.
Parasitology - 1 Feb 1993
Truc P, Tibayrenc M
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In order to estimate the value of population genetics for both the taxonomy of trypanosomes belonging to the species Trypanosoma brucei and a better understanding of Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT), we undertook a cellulose acetate electrophoresis isoenzyme study involving 55 stocks isolated from man and animals in Congo, Zaire and Cameroun. Out of the 24 loci surveyed, 15 exhibited variability, which made it...
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