Evidence for genetic diversity in Trypanosoma (Nannomonas) congolense

cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182000051465en
cg.issn0031-1820en
cg.issue2en
cg.journalParasitologyen
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL DISEASESen
cg.subject.ilriLIVESTOCKen
cg.subject.ilriGENETICSen
cg.volume93en
dc.contributor.authorMajiwa, Phelix A.O.en
dc.contributor.authorHamers, R.en
dc.contributor.authorMeirvenne, N. vanen
dc.contributor.authorMatthyssens, G.en
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-11T09:23:29Zen
dc.date.available2013-06-11T09:23:29Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/29415
dc.titleEvidence for genetic diversity in Trypanosoma (Nannomonas) congolenseen
dcterms.abstractGenetic proximity between two karyotypic groups of Trypanosoma congolense was investigated using as hybridization probes: (i) total genomic DNA, (ii) a 35 nucleotide long synthetic oligonucleotide, and (iii) non-variant antigen type (non-VAT) specific complementary DNAs. The phylogenetic relationship between Trypanosoma brucei and T. evansi, both of which are accepted species in the subgenus Trypanozoon, was used as a reference to assess the phylogenetic proximity of the two groups of T. congolense. Results indicate that some morphologically indistinguishable T. congolense populations differ in a variety of molecular and genetic properties: molecular karyotypes, majority of the DNA sequences, and the restriction enzyme sites in the genomic environments of various conserved genes. The implications of these findings for trypanosome evolution and T. congolense epidemiology are discussed.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.available2009-04-06
dcterms.bibliographicCitationParasitology;93: 291-304en
dcterms.extentp. 291-304en
dcterms.issued1986-10
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.publisherCambridge University Pressen
dcterms.subjecttrypanosoma congolenseen
dcterms.subjectgeneticsen
dcterms.subjectanimal diseasesen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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