Population Genetics of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense: Clonality and Diversity within and between Foci

Craig W. Duffy; Lorna MacLean; Lindsay Sweeney; Anneli Cooper; C. Michael R. Turner; Andy Tait; Jeremy Sternberg; Liam J. Morrison; Annette MacLeod

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002526

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Population Genetics of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense: Clonality and Diversity within and between Foci

Craig W. Duffy,

Current address: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.

Affiliation Wellcome Trust Centre for Molecular Parasitology, Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Lorna MacLean,

Affiliation Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Zoology Building, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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Lindsay Sweeney,

Affiliation Wellcome Trust Centre for Molecular Parasitology, Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Anneli Cooper,

Affiliation Wellcome Trust Centre for Molecular Parasitology, Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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C. Michael R. Turner,

Affiliation Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Andy Tait,

Affiliation Wellcome Trust Centre for Molecular Parasitology, Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Jeremy Sternberg,

Affiliation Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Zoology Building, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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Liam J. Morrison ,

¶LJM and AM are joint last authors.

Affiliation Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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Annette MacLeod

* E-mail: Annette.MacLeod@glasgow.ac.uk

¶LJM and AM are joint last authors.

Affiliation Wellcome Trust Centre for Molecular Parasitology, Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Population Genetics of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense: Clonality and Diversity within and between Foci

Craig W. Duffy,
Lorna MacLean,
Lindsay Sweeney,
Anneli Cooper,
C. Michael R. Turner,
Andy Tait,
Jeremy Sternberg,
Liam J. Morrison,
Annette MacLeod

Published: November 14, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002526

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