Population genetics of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense, the agent of sleeping sickness in Western Africa.

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Published in Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A on December 23, 2008

Authors

Mathurin Koffi1, Thierry De Meeûs, Bruno Bucheton, Philippe Solano, Mamadou Camara, Dramane Kaba, Gérard Cuny, Francisco J Ayala, Vincent Jamonneau

Author Affiliations

1: Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Unité Mixte de Recherche IRD-CIRAD 177, Campus International de Baillarguet, 34398 Montpellier, Cedex 5, France. math_kof@yahoo.fr

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