Genes and Chromosomes of Leishmania infantum
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Genes and chromosomes of Leishmania infantum.
During recent years, several Leishmania infantum genes have been cloned and characterized. Here, we have summarized the available information on the gene organization and expression in this protozoan parasite. From a comparative analysis, the following outstanding features were found to be common to most of the genes characterized: tandemly organized genes with conserved coding regions and dive...
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عنوان ژورنال: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0074-0276
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02761997000600022