Identification and Phylogenetic Analysis of Heme Synthesis Genes in Trypanosomatids and Their Bacterial Endosymbionts

João M. P. Alves; Logan Voegtly; Andrey V. Matveyev; Ana M. Lara; Flávia Maia da Silva; Myrna G. Serrano; Gregory A. Buck; Marta M. G. Teixeira; Erney P. Camargo

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0023518

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Identification and Phylogenetic Analysis of Heme Synthesis Genes in Trypanosomatids and Their Bacterial Endosymbionts

João M. P. Alves ,

* E-mail: jmalves@vcu.edu

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology and the Center for the Study of Biological Complexity, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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Logan Voegtly,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology and the Center for the Study of Biological Complexity, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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Andrey V. Matveyev,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology and the Center for the Study of Biological Complexity, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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Ana M. Lara,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology and the Center for the Study of Biological Complexity, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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Flávia Maia da Silva,

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, ICB, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Myrna G. Serrano,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology and the Center for the Study of Biological Complexity, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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Gregory A. Buck,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology and the Center for the Study of Biological Complexity, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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Marta M. G. Teixeira,

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, ICB, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Erney P. Camargo

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, ICB, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Identification and Phylogenetic Analysis of Heme Synthesis Genes in Trypanosomatids and Their Bacterial Endosymbionts

João M. P. Alves,
Logan Voegtly,
Andrey V. Matveyev,
Ana M. Lara,
Flávia Maia da Silva,
Myrna G. Serrano,
Gregory A. Buck,
Marta M. G. Teixeira,
Erney P. Camargo

Published: August 10, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0023518

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